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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Enjoying the @sw11litfest launch -…
Enjoying the @sw11litfest launch – with the Mayor and kind sponsors
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Half-birthdays rock. If only they…
Half-birthdays rock. If only they happened more than once a year.
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Battersea Buzz: ten days on
The riots sometimes seem such a long time ago, and it’s almost tempting to say that things are largely back to normal. Yes, there are a few scars remaining – perhaps most notably the boarded up Party Superstore – but most shops are fully restored and back in business. But some scars will remain for
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Posted in Shaftesbury, Wandsworth
Tagged Battersea Buzz, Clapham Junction, disorder, riots
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A great night at #BatterseaBuzz, but…
A great night at #BatterseaBuzz, but nothing beats getting home to my monkey slippers.
Mythical intelligent looter rumoured:…
Mythical intelligent looter rumoured: artist’s impression posted on Debenham’s wall.
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Battersea Buzz
The response after the disorder in Clapham Junction has been amazing. But one thing that is starting to become clear is that there isn’t quite the focal point that last Tuesday’s cleanup had. On Tuesday it was obvious, the streets needed cleaning. But now it’s less obvious. So people are still itching to ‘do something’
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Posted in Wandsworth
Tagged Battersea Buzz, Clapham Junction, Community, event, riot, riot cleanup
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Learning from the rioters (and the cleaners)
I am not alone in spending a lot of time thinking, possibly brooding, about the recent disorder, and one of the things that has struck me is that, in many ways, there are things we can learn from the rioters. Just as we can learn from the responses of public agencies and things like #riotcleanup.
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Some more thanks
I’ve just been into the council’s Community Safety division to thank some of the staff for their response to Monday’s disruption. It’s all too easy to overlook those that often work unseen, or who you might just think it’s their job. However, I felt it worthwhile publicly noting their work over the past few days
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And now: shop in Clapham Junction
Going through Clapham Junction is surreal experience. I went along it early on Tuesday morning and for a large part of it you would be hard pressed to know anything had happened. The council, businesses and some fleet-of-foot glaziers had tidied up so well it was business as normal for most. Even the cordoned off area
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Watching my dinner being cooked in…
Watching my dinner being cooked in the excellent Tarragon, Lavender Hill #anticurfew Come tomorrow if you can’t tonight
