Martin Francis Barking Up the Wrong Lamp Posts

Martin Francis is complaining about Brent Council painting lamp posts, and seems to think it something new.  In fact, this is routine, which anyone who looks at the number of painted street lights around the place might be expected to realise.  The "new" change he highlights is that the default colour is black, or "raven black" as I believe the Council likes to call it.  This was decided as part of passing the Placemaking Guide in February 2011.