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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.
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Neighbourhood Watch and Big Society
A bit of lazy blogging. But going through various bits and pieces from last week it occurred to me that I didn’t post my speech from the Neighbourhood Watch conference I referred to in Tweeting not twitching in Wandsworth. I don’t often write speeches – which probably shows through in my performances in the council
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Posted in Community Safety
Also tagged big society, crime, Neighbourhood Watch, resilience
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Weekly wrap-up, 9 October
A very quiet week, so I’m resorting to my cup of tea photo. Conservative Party Conference If council business slows down during conference season it grinds to a halt during the Conservative Party Conference. A lot of colleagues were in Manchester this week meaning, for the political side of the council at least, not much
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Posted in Politics, Weekly report
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Whatever Cameron says, it would be better said in Blackpool
You will have spotted that I’m not at conference which seems to have surprised many. A few years ago it would have surprised me; I used to love conference, and from 1997 until 2002 I was a regular attendee. Then in 2003 I just didn’t go. No particular reason, I just never got a pass
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My champagne shame
I owe readers and residents a confession. At the weekend I drank champagne. I had quite a lot too. This is obviously the single biggest issue that faces Wandsworth at this time – so I thought you’d best hear from me before a photo appears in the local press. Of course, if you were at
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The Labour conference shows politics at its best
Politics are about hope. Or, at least, the best politics are about hope. Politics can represent a way to find freedom from tyranny, or simply highlight a future with a higher disposable income and more security. Entire campaigns can be run on hope and little else (President Obama’s, for example). Politics should be about inviting
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Posted in Politics
Also tagged Brighton, Labour, Putney, Sadiq Khan, Stuart King, Tooting
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Nick Clegg can take heart from Gordon Brown
The council goes into a mini-hibernation during party conference season, partly because so many councillors attend their conferences. This doesn’t, however, apply during the Liberal Democrat conference for the simple reason that there are no Liberal Democrats on Wandsworth council. We have been in the fortunate position of being a two party council and, despite
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Posted in Politics
Also tagged Conservative, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Nick Clegg, Vince Cable
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