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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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Council nominations
As I mentioned at the end of last week the nominations for the council elections closed last week and the statement of people nominated was published today. The full list can be downloaded from the council. This is the sort of thing that only really interests anoraks like me, but to give you the highlights.
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged BNP, Christian Peoples Alliance, Communist, Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Layla Moran, Liberal Democrats, Southfields, Tooting, West Hill
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Wandsworth in the recession
With the year drawing to a close, and hopefully the UK’s longest and deepest recession with it, I’ve spent a little time looking at how Wandsworth has coped. I’ve repeatedly said that while Wandsworth isn’t immune to the effects of recession it is better placed than most to weather it. The graphs below are various
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Posted in Regeneration
Also tagged Jobseekers Allowance, JSA, recession, Thamesfield, Unemployment
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Last few days to vote for your local park
Something of a retread post, but if you haven’t already there are still a few days left to register a vote for one of your local parks and help it win funding from the Mayor who is investing £6 million into popular London parks. Forty-seven parks across London have been shortlisted and the ten with
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Clapham Junction improvements
The overall scheme, which has been in development since 2007, it too expensive for the council to undertake alone, but elements of it can be done. The suggestion is to look at the ‘traffic management’ since, by improving the way vehicles move through the junction it will improve the quality for all users, including pedestrians
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Posted in Shaftesbury
Also tagged Clapham Junction, Lavender Hill, Northcote, Shaftesbury, town centres, traffic
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Vote for your local parks
The Mayor of London is about to invest £6 million into some of London’s parks: but which parks will be decided by a public vote. In the best tradition of reality competitions, 47 parks across London have been shortlisted and the ten with the most votes will receive some of the funding for improvements. Two
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