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Handy Euro Election Scorecard for voting tomorrow
Handy Euro Election scorecard from Another Angry Voice - see his blog for more details LINK
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Change to Barnhill polling station site
The temporary polling stationBrent Council has made a last minute change to one of the polling stations in Barnhill ward. Voting used to take place in the Town Hall which is now being converted into...
View ArticleGive voice to the alternative-vote Green in Euro & local elections
Greens are polling ahead of the Lib Dems in the Euro elections and because of the voting system every Green vote counts towards increasing our number of MEPs. This interview on Open Democracy with Jean...
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Alan Davies loses knighthood as Copland strike for 8th time
Making the point about privatisation and appropriation of public money Sir Alan Davies, former headteacher of Copland Community School, was stripped of his knighthood today in a belated response to...
View ArticleBrent in 'secret' discussions to merge legal department with 8 other boroughs
From Islington Tribune LINK - merging of legal departments of nine London boroughs, including Islington and Brent:'...secret discussions...have taken place between nine London boroughs, including...
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THE ALTERNATIVE: Vote Green in Brent and European Elections Today
In Brent Labour wants you to forget about the closure of half the borough's libraries, the cuts in street cleaning, the failure to secure affordable housing in new developments, the summonsing of...
View ArticleChristine Gilbert bans Labour activist from election count
Brent Labour Party activist and member of the anti-cuts umbrella group Brent Fightback, Michael Calderbank, has been banned from tonight's election count at Brent Civic Centre. Calderbank is a...
View ArticleIndependent performs well as Labour vote strengthens in early Brent results
The first results of the Brent Council elections only began to emerge as dawn broke over Wembley Stadium. The first result in Kensal Green surprised many with a Labour win but the Greens beating the...
View ArticleLib Dems wiped out in Brent
The latest results tweeted by Brent Council give the following composition of the Council@Brent_Council: 2010 election Lab 41, LD 15, Con 7, Other 02014 election Lab 56, Con 6, LD 1, Other 0The only...
View ArticleBarry Gardiner issues warning over scrutiny responsibilies following Labour...
As the dust settles after the election battle is is clear that Brent Labour's campaigning efforts, weeks of hard work door-knocking and door-stepping have paid off, along with the London trend....
View ArticleEcosocialist Conference June 7th, London
A space for thinking and discussion after the local and European elections:Saturday June 7th 11am-6pm Venue:SOAS, Vernon Square Campus, Penton Rise, Kings Cross, London WC1X 9EW(not the main campus at...
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How the Greens performed in the Brent local elections
The Green Party stood one candidate in every Brent ward except for Willesden Green, which was where we put in most of our campaigning, where we stood two candidates. We left the third slot free so as...
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June 3rd Meeting - Continuing the housing struggle in Brent
A message from Brent Housing Action and Housing4AllBrent Housing Action and Housing4All are co-hosting a NorthWest London Radical Housing Network meeting on Tuesday June 3rd. The meeting will start at...
View ArticleClean up tasks for the new Labour Brent Executive
As the new Labour group prepares to meet to decide the size, portfolios and membership of the new Executive, just a reminder of the issues that need to be addressed.First there is the matter of the...
View ArticleGreens celebrate election of three MEPs in Euro poll
I was relieved this morning this morning to find that Jean Lambert had been re-elected as a London Green MEP. In the face of UKIP's gains and signs that the other parties are moving right in an effort...
View ArticleLondon and Brent European voting figures
The main party results for the European elections in London and Brent were:(Brent in brackets)Labour 806,959 (34,451)Conservative 495,639 (13,277)UKIP 371,133 (6,414)Greens 196,419 (5,123)Liberal...
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Public Discussion: The Legacy of World War 1/Hero Stones in Willesden Green
From Brent Stop the WarA discussion with DEFEND SCHOOL HISTORY on Teaching WW1and with the NO GLORY CAMPAIGN ARTISTS GROUPon Hero Stones in Willesden GreenThe Government is trying to rehabilitate WW1...
View ArticleBrent Labour concentrates power in proposed constitutional changes
The Brent Council Executive will be replaced by a Cabinet of between three and ten members in constitutional changes going before Full Council on Wednesday 4th June. Report HEREAlong with other...
View ArticleScrutinising Brent's Scrutiny Proposals
A Wembley Matters reader has given the proposals on new scrutiny arrangements a little scrutiny and found them wanting. Fiona Ledden's proposal is that Brent should have just one Overview &...
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Will changes to Brent's Planning Code address the real issues?
In addition to the constitutional changes already covered on Wembley Matters there are also recommendations for revisions to the Members' Code of Conduct and Licensing and Planning Codes of...
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