King Edward VII Park, Wembley - an explanation from Brent Council
The following explanation has been sent to Cllr Stopp regarding the works in King Edwrd VII Park, WembleyThe works taking place at King Edwards Park are to improve the quality and drainage of the five...
View ArticleTalks to take place on Prevent Strategy with Cllr Butt after Cabinet approval...
Cllr Muhammed Butt, Leader of Brent Council, has agreed to meet some of the organisers of Thursday's public meeting on the Prevent Strategy on Tuesday afternoon.Meanwhile this evening the Cabinet...
View ArticleGreen MEP warns Cameron's EU renegotiation could mean race to the bottom on...
In discussions on the UK’s future place in Europe, Green MEP Molly Scott Cato today warned the European Parliament that Cameron’s renegotiation agenda risks bargaining away citizens’ rights and...
View ArticleGLA Committee says 'secrecy' over Prevent hampering community engagement
This story has been published by the BBC on its website HERE It will be of interest to readers following the public meeting on Prevent last week and the subsequent meeting with Brent CouncilSecrecy...
View ArticleJenny Jones refuses to support the GLA report on Prevent: 'Prevent is failing...
Jenny Jones, Green London Assembly Member, has decided not to support the GLA Police and Crime Committee report on Prevent. This is an unusual move but indicates the seriousness of the issue.The full...
View ArticleDecline in air pollution masking major problems in UK cities
From the British Heart FoundationThe British Heart Foundation (BHF) is disappointed with the air quality plans released today and concerned that new emissions data might be interpreted positively when...
View ArticleSweets Way Solidarity Rally, Willesden Magistrates Court, 1pm Friday
From Sweets Way ResistsJOIN US TO STAND UP AGAINST SOCIAL CLEANSING AND THE CRIMINALISATION OF PEACEFUL PROTEST! On 23 and 24 of September, the Sweets Way estate was evicted by dozens of High Court...
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Planning Committee sinks plans for a swimming pool at the former Brent Town Hall
The Kilburn Times has reported LINK that Brent Council Planning Committee has refused permission for the fee paying Lycee International de Londres Winston Churchill to build a 5 lane swiming pool...
View ArticleKensal Green By-election Result
Chris Alley Conservative 255Jumbo Chan Labour 931Sarah Dickson Lib Dem 417Jafar Hassan Green Party 102Juliette Nibbs UKIP 38 Labour achieved 53% of the vote.Turnout 20.3%FULL RESULT
View ArticleA critical approach to Prevent in Brent
Following on from the Public Meeting on 'Prevent in Brent' on December 10th I accompanied members of An-Nisa Society to a meeting on Tuesday December 15th with Cllr Muhammed Butt, Leader of Brent...
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Conditional discharge for Sweets Way social cleansing resisters
Brent activists joined those from Barnet at a solidarity demonstration outside Willesden Magistrates Court.People from the Sweets Way Resists campaign were appearing before magistrates charged with...
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Sunset on a warm December day
Sunset over Barn Hill todayTemperatures hit 16C today against a normal December average of 7C. It was all a bit odd as I walked on Barn Hill. Someone with their shirt off lounging in the grass,...
View Article'Better to break the law than break the poor' - a response to Corbyn's...
This is Jeremy Corbyn's letter on local council cuts and a response from Felicity Dowling, one of the Liverpool 47 - councillors who refused to implement cuts in the 1980s.Council Illegal Budgets 2This...
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The need for a 'Needs Budget'
Mural to celebrate the Poplar rate rebels who used the powers of local government to stand up to a Conservative and Liberal coalition government in the aftermath of the First World WarGuest blog by...
View ArticleBennett welcomes Green and anti-austerity progress in Spanish election
The Green Party has welcomed the huge electoral progress made by anti-austerity parties in yesterday's he Spanish General Election. In the weekend elections, the new party Podemos, with which the...
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Does the People's Assembly motion show us a way of fighting council cuts?
Following the discussion on this blog on local council cuts, after the Corbyn letter to council leaders, arguing that they had not choice but to make cuts LINK , I thought it would be worth publishing...
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NHS Consultation on patient transport services in NW London
Thursday 21th January, at 2pm to 4pmVenue: Wembley Centre for Health & Care, 116 Chaplin Road, Wembley, HA0 4UZThe NHS is reviewing patient transport across North West London. They are looking for...
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Brent Connects Forums to discuss council cuts
Brent Council consulting on where to make the cuts, rather than how to fight them.
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