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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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Say no to doorstep selling
The Office of Fair Trading are launching a campaign against doorstep selling today. You might think it isn’t a problem, around 96% of people claim they would never use a doorstep trader; however, around 25% admit that they might be tempted in some circumstances to have work carried out straight away. It’s these people that
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Operation Liberal
I spent yesterday morning out with the police and trading standards as part of the national day of action for Operation Liberal. Operation Liberal is the national doorstep crime intelligence unit, targeting things like things like rogue traders and distraction burglars. Doorstep crime is a real problem, with many of the criminals sharing information and
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Also tagged con-men, police, trading standards
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