Monthly Archives: October 2009
Eleanor Tunnicliffe for Richmond Park
The General Election campaign is starting. On Thursday evening I attended and spoke at Eleanor Tunnicliffe’s campaign launch to become MP for Richmond Park. As you can see from the photographs I had a great time and the evening raised a … Continue reading
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SSHH! Same Sex Hand Holding
This evening there is a candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square from 8pm against all hate crime. Do attend if you can, and if you cannot you can observe 2 minutes silence at 9pm. I have been deeply concerned at a … Continue reading
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Feltham and Heston Labour Party
The past few weeks have seen more European coverage in the British media than I have seen for a long time. Given this, I was pleased to be invited to talk to the General Committee of Feltham and Heston Labour … Continue reading
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Good to see you Blogging Jess
I am delighted to see Jess Cordingly blogging today on Labour List. Jess used to work for me in Brussels, and left earlier this year to become the Managing Director of Future First. “Future First is a grassroots initiative working to empower … Continue reading
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Nicole Kidman Makes a Stand Against Violence Towards Women
It’s always heartening when a non-political celebrity takes a stand on something outside their own particular work role. Congratulations to Nicole Kidman, who is goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Fund for Women as well as being an Oscar winning actress, for … Continue reading
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Come On Boris, Support London’s Cross River Tram
A real example of the prospects facing the country can be illustrated by the fate of the proposals for a Cross River Tram. The plan is to link Camden Town through Waterloo to Brixton and Peckham. (Let me declare an … Continue reading
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A Review of the Honeyball Buzz
Having started my own regular blog reviews, I recently came across one for this particular blog. Politics.co.uk, who have a complete list of political blogs, are too kind - they have reviewed the Honeyball Buzz and summarise it as: “One of our favourite MEPs’ blogs, … Continue reading
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Letter to The Guardian
You may have read Nick Davies’ controversial article in The Guardian on Tuesday, in which he argued that there has been a ‘tide of misinformation’ surrounding sex trafficking and that figures have been exaggerated. This, I believe, is a highly … Continue reading
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Russian Human Rights Group Memorial wins Sakharov Prize
Congratulations to Oleg Orlov, Sergei Kovalev and Lyudmila Alexeyeva from the Russian civil rights defence organisation “Memorial”, this year’s winner of the Sakharov Prize. Presented every year by the European Parliament, the Sakharov Prize is awarded for freedom of thought. … Continue reading
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Your very own Guide to the Lisbon Treaty
When speaking at events in London I am regularly asked about the Lisbon Treaty. There often seems to be one swivel-eyed person there who knows the finer points of Lisbon off by heart. However, for everyone else, the key issues in Europe have to … Continue reading
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