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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.
Tag Archives: Putney
Portas, Putney and high street cash
Wandsworth has done rather well at getting money for its town centres of late. Sometimes without even asking for it. Tooting and Balham both received cash through the Mayor’s poorly named Outer London Fund (more accurately a ‘Not Benefiting from Crossrail Fund’) and Clapham Junction got a payout from the post-riot High Street Fund. Our
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Reflecting on the council elections
Today I (technically) start my fourth term as a Wandsworth Councillor after a long and hard election. It’s been an interesting campaign. There’s no shortage of commentary about the national campaign, so I will add little to it, suffice to say I’m pleased to see Justine re-elected in Putney and Jane elected in Battersea. Obviously
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, Conservatives, Jane Ellison, Justine Greening, Labour, Sadiq Khan, Tony Belton, Tooting
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The final Battersea list
The council have published the final list of candidates for the Battersea parliamentary seat. I know I shouldn’t say this but I’m a little disappointed, the field has narrowed, and we are now down to seven candidates, the major parties are there, obviously, with the Conservatives Jane Ellison challenging Labour’s Martin Linton for the seat.
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, BNP, Conservative, Green, Jane Ellison, Labour, Lib Dem, Martin Linton, UKIP
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Putney – the movie
I mentioned the launch of the Invest in Putney video last week. The film, ‘Putney: a great place to live and work’ is now live on the council’s YouTube channel. As an added bonus, you can hear people talking on this one!
Selling Putney
I’ve spent a fair chunk of today at an inward investment event for Putney Town Centre. Although Nine Elms and Tooting have been getting a fair degree of attention recently, the council has continued to promote the rest of the borough as a destination to businesses, retailers and investors. Today’s event was aimed at attracting
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Posted in Regeneration
Also tagged investment, Nine Elms, Putney High Street, SW15, Tooting, Town Centre
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Congratulations to East Putney
The council and police won the Metropolitan Police’s snappily titled Problem Oriented Partnership Award last night for their work talking problems in Strathan Close, Putney. A great example of how effective targeted work can be in solving, rather than just moving a problem, the area has seen reports of anti-social behaviour drop from one per
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Putney Festive Market
The next of Wandsworth’s town centres to start getting the festive spirit is Putney, who are holding their annual festive market today. The event starts at 3pm, with the Christmas lights turned on at 6pm by Paralympian and TV presenter Ade Adepitan MBE. The market and events all take place in Church Square, near the
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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, conference, Labour, Sadiq Khan, Stuart King, Tooting
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What Norwich North means in Wandsworth
First of all I must congratulate Chloe Smith everyone involved in the Norwich North by-election on their victory. It is no mean achievement to see a 16.5% swing, which would be more than enough, if repeated across the country to see a Conservative government. The numbers geek in me wondered what this would mean for
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, Jane Ellison, Justine Greening, Mark Clarke, Martin Linton, Norwich North, Sadiq Khan, Stuart King, swing, Tooting
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More business advice sessions in Wandsworth
The council’s business advice sessions have been proving incredibly popular with local businesses, filling the venues and providing lots of useful advice. The next two are now scheduled: 5.45pm on Thursday 16 April at Munai Nepalese Restaurant, 393 Upper Richmond Road, for businesses on Upper Richmond Road, Dover House Road and Tildesley Road. This session
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Posted in Regeneration
Also tagged advice, Clapham Junction, Dover House Road, Lavender Hill, oneLondon, recession, Tildesley Road, Upper Richmond Road
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