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Brent Housing Partnership scorched at Scrutiny
Current works on BHP properties on Pilgrims Way Estate. Wembley (roof, windows, boiler) this morningThings did not bode well at first last night when the public found that the Scrutiny Committee was...
View ArticleTrade unionist attacked in wake of Pride and anti-Fascist mobilsation
Helen Davies, Barnet Unison Branch Chair has issued the following statement:It is with deepest anger I have to report that our Barnet UNISON branch secretary, John Burgess, had his car vandalised as...
View ArticleMayor's inaction on air pollution is killing people
Today’s research from King's College, London, has estimated London's air pollution caused the early deaths of almost 9,500 people in 2010 LINK and is proof that the Mayor's inaction is killing people,...
View ArticleAfter Greece where should the Greens stand on the EU and the Referendum?
Events in Greece have led to a discussion in the Green Party, particularly amongst Green Left, about the party's position on the EU in general and the referendum in particular. The Green Party's...
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Dan Filson asks Brent Council, 'What do you know about £91m PFI?'
The 'World of Brent Council' is a strange place as any regular reader of this blog will know but the fact than Cllr Dan Filson, Chair of the Scrutiny Committee, has to seek information via a Freedom...
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15 tonnes of food collected by Sufra NW London during Ramadan
Congratulations to Sufra NW London who have sent me this news:Yesterday the title of this email was 10 tonnes. But in the last 24 hours is has evolved to exceed 15 tonnes. Well, 15.442 tonnes to be...
View ArticleCaroline Lucas makes case for staying in Europe despite Greece
Caroline Lucas has contributed to the debate reported below LINK where iIsaid that some Greens were looking critically at our 3 Yeses Policy (Yes to Referendum, Yes to Refor, Yes to staying in...
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Corbyn nominated by Brent Central CLP
A meeting of Brent Central Constituency Labour Party added impetus to the leadership campaign of Jeremy Corbyn when they nominated him for the position of Labour Party leader this evening.Leeds West...
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The Benefit Cap, Tulip Siddiq and Election Promises
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View ArticleBrent Equalities Committee: Michael Pavey responds to Philip Grant's Open Letter
Last week, Martin published as a “guest blog” an open letter which I had sent to the members of Brent Council’s new Equalities Committee, ahead of their meeting on 13 July. LINK The day after their...
View ArticleBiodiversity check in Masons Field, Kingsbury
The Big Butterly Count started yesterday and I walked in Masons Field this afternoon to see how the creation of a wildflower habitat and the re-establishing of a Green Lane were affecting the number of...
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Brent Labour MPs 2-1 against Welfare Reform Bill
Dawn Butler (Brent Central) and Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead & Kilburn) defied the Labour whip last night and joined 46 other Labour MPs in voting against the Welfare Reform Bill. Liberal Democrat MPs...
View ArticleDoes Brent's Development Management Plan adequately address residents' concerns?
Thusday's Planning Committee LINK is rather different than usual because it addresses the context within which planning decisions are made and reflects members' concerns over some of the wider issues...
View ArticleAffordable Housing, Viability, Vacant Building Credit and Poor Doors vital...
The issue of 'viability assessments' where developers attempt to reduce the amount of affordable housing in developments that have already started has been well documented recently. This article from...
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Weathering the Storm: GLA report calls for promotion of low carbon economy...
From the London Assembly Economy Committee London’s status as a global city makes its economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change.Not only do we face higher risk of flooding, drought and...
View ArticleWeekend closures on Jubilee and Metropolitan lines
Jubilee lineOn Saturday, there will be no service between Willesden Green and Stanmore, and on Sunday there will be no service between West Hampstead and Stanmore. This is while we renew points and...
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