Willesden Area Forum

Tonight, I will be chairing the Willesden Area Forum meeting. It will be at the College of North West London on Dudden Hill Lane from 7PM onwards. On the agenda is Brent’s budget, the digital switchover and the Brent housing tenancy strategy.

Guest Blog Post: Richard Lynch on why we must have change in 2012

When David Cameron was giving his New Year message twelve months ago, he said that the coalition had pulled Britain out of the danger zone and had laid firm foundations for economic growth and for cutting the deficit. Yet it is now clear that the past year has been a disastrous one for the economy, with [...]

Government Minister calls for new £60m royal yacht for the Queen while cutting Brent’s budget by £104m

The hashtag #TheGoveBoat is trending on Twitter as Secretary of State for Education Rt Hon Michael Gove MP has written a plea to his fellow Tory Liberal Government Ministers to be prepared to use taxpayer’s money to pay for a new yacht for the Queen. The Guardian mentions that “Various efforts have been made to [...]

Neasden street drinking

Street drinking is a huge issue in the Neasden area. The amount of cans left behind by drinkers and the anti-social behaviour that residents and businesses suffer from drunk people is horrific. At the last Dudden Hill Ward Panel meeting, I supported the resident’s and businesses’ plea to have it as a priority issue for [...]

The Gove effect

Had to put this up

“The Most Expensive Commuter Travel in the World” – Evening Standard

Millions of commuters were hit by inflation-busting fare rises today as research revealed that London already has the most expensive transport in the world. In London a peak Zones 1-4 single journey costs £3.60 – twice as much as similar journeys in New York, where it cost £1.56, Paris £1.46, Milan £1.29, and Copenhagen £2.77. [...]

2011 Site Stats

Happy New Year! Hope you’ve had a fab New Years’ Eve celebration. For the last two years, I have been blogging a neat summary of statistics in fives for my website, so I thought I’d do the same for 2011. Here goes… Top Referrers: Google Facebook Councillor James Powney Twitter WordPress Top Blogposts: Free Fireworks [...]

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