Monthly Archives: April 2010
Hammersmith Housing and Cameron’s Councils
Last night I had a great evening canvassing in Hammersmith Broadway. Thanks to Colin Aherne for organising such an energised session. Labour’s Leader on Hammersmith and Fulham Council Stephen Cowan is an inveterate campaigner. He has just launched a new website designed to … Continue reading
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Susan Greenfield wins a settlement
I wrote about Susan Greenfield’s brave decision to take a sexual discrimination case against the Royal Institution in January. I said “It certainly seems as if there are those within the august Royal Institution who want her gone. Although not … Continue reading
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Hitting the Campaign Trail
Apologies for the lack of posts, but campaigning has taken priority. I am pictured in Hounslow Heath ward with Labour Council candidates Darshan Grewan and Corinna Smart. I was impressed with how much voter identification had been done in previous … Continue reading
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Two Faced Tories
The Conservatives do not want to talk about Europe in the General election campaign. This excellent video by Andy Flagg shows that cameron says one thing but instructs his party to act another way on climate change, the NHS, taxes … Continue reading
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A New Missive
What a brilliant idea Sarah Rainey (right) and blogger Caroline Crampton the Accidental Journalist have come up with. They have set up a new website Missive which will aggregate women’s political blogs. They say…. “Take a look at this list of … Continue reading
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Launch of Labour LGBT Campaign in Soho
Yesterday evening I was very pleased to attend the launch of the Labour LBGT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transsexual) manifesto in London’s Soho. Following a walk about during which we distributed leaflets, the manifesto was introduced by our Deputy Leader Harriet … Continue reading
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European Parliament Socialist Leader Challenges Cameron on far right Allies
I was very pleased today to see that Martin Schulz, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats – the Group to which the Labour Party belongs in the European Parliament – openly challenge David Cameron to clarify the nature of … Continue reading
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Tories isolated in Europe and surrounded in London
My blogging is likely to be less frequent and shorter until May 6th for obvious reasons. Quick thoughts today; Cameron victory ‘will marginalise Britain in Europe’ writes the Independent… “A Conservative-led Britain would be marginalised and powerless in Brussels unless David Cameron … Continue reading
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Adam Harrison for Bloomsbury
I am extremely pleased that Adam Harrison, one of the best young Labour activists I know, has been selected at the last minute to stand in my ward, Bloomsbury, for Camden Council. Voting will take place on 6 May as, … Continue reading
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Girls Nurses, Boys Pilots – not any longer thanks to an inspired campaign
Last week I read an inspired campaign in my local paper about a group who successfully lobbied Sainsbury’s supermarket to remove sexist labelling from its children’s dressing up clothes. The clothes reinforced the typical gender stereotyping of roles including labelling … Continue reading
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