The July edition of The Cricketer includes this quotation form Earl Spencer: “I still play a bit myself. I have an annual match at Althorp House against Boris Johnson’s XI.I was a contemporary of his at Oxford. Two years ago we shook hands and agreed not to indulge in this ridiculous tactic of bringing ringers into the match-ex Test players […]
Read moreChurchill wrote to his foreign secretary, Anthony Eden, on 21 October 1942: ‘Hard as it is to say now.. I look forward to a United States of Europe, in which the barriers between the nations will be greatly minimised and unrestricted travel will be possible.’ In his famous Zurich speech of 1946, Churchill said: ‘We must build a kind of […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM spoke in the debate on the EU at City Hall on 25th May, in support of the successful motion to remain in the EU Andrew Dismore's speech on EU referrendum from Andrew Dismore on Vimeo. After the debate, Mr Dismore said: ‘I am very pleased that at City Hall […]
Read moreDear editor, Having served Barnet and Camden London Assembly constituency for 4years, I have seen at first hand the difference that strong Labour leadership is making to the people of Camden. Camden, under Sarah Hayward’s excellent leadership, is seen as one of the most innovative and forward thinking Labour councils in London. Meanwhile Conservative Barnet is closing libraries, privatising services […]
Read moreDear editor, The unexpected but welcome decision of Benugo to withdraw from taking over the Parliament Hill café ( and indeed the Golders Hill and Queen’s Wood cafes too) is a real tribute to and recognition of ‘people power,’ in forcing a change of mind. However, this not yet the end of the story, as the City of London Corporation […]
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