About me
I have been a Conservative councillor for Shaftesbury ward in Wandsworth since 1998.   Since 2006 I have been a member of the council’s executive as Executive Member for Regeneration and Community Safety, responsible for economic development, community safety, adult education and licensing policy in Wandsworth.  Prior to that I have served as the chairman of both the Health and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

I have lived in Wandsworth since 1997 and currently live on the Shaftesbury Park Estate in the heart of the ward. Professionally I worked in the City of London until 2003, before taking a role within London Underground’s finance department. I now work freelance, mainly within the finance departments of public sector organisations and do some work for the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) as an accredited member peer.

About this blog
This blog was started as an experiment and continues to evolve.  Currently its main focus is on Shaftesbury ward and my council responsibilities in Wandsworth.  There will also be some commentary on national politics and issues, but absolutely nothing about anywhere I am working in a professional capacity.  And it’s also a personal blog, to date there have been very few personal entries, but I’m likely to include more ‘personal’ posts in the future.

Comments are welcome, even if you do not share my views.  As a general rule I do not edit comments and try to respond where appropriate.  Comments on posts are closed after 14 days, although I will occasionally close comments earlier if the post starts attracting a disproportionate amount of spam.

Of course, since it’s my blog I reserve the right to disregard these rules.

The small print
All opinions expressed are my own, they do not represent the views or policies of Wandsworth Council or the Conservative Party locally or nationally.

This blog is published and promoted by, and on behalf of, James Cousins.