No.38: 5th November 2016 to 6th December 2016 Introduction May I firstly wish everyone a Happy Christmas? My card design this year was by Sanah Sahnoun, aged 9, of Coppetts Wood Primary School, who wins the traditional book token. Also a Happy Chanukah to my Jewish readers! I attended a number of Remembrance Day events including at City Hall, […]
Read moreDear editor When the Titanic hit the iceberg, it didn’t sink immediately, it kept afloat and going for some distance before it then rapidly plunged beneath the waves. So we see the impact on our economy, post Brexit. If we hadn’t started to see it already, with the tumbling value of the pound and prices starting to creep up the […]
Read moreDear editor, I welcome the High Court’s decision to require the Government to return to Parliament the decision over the formal triggering of Brexit negotiations. After all, one of the ‘leavers’ ‘key campaign messages was over the importance of the return of powers to the UK Parliament. It is wrong of the Prime Minister to substitute Government by decree under […]
Read moreDear Sirs, National Hate Crime Awareness Week serves as a reminder that people in Barnet and Camden must stand together to end rising hate crime in our boroughs. Barnet and Camden is home to people of all races, faiths and creeds. But we must not take for granted the values of openness and tolerance we hold dear. It […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.36: 23rd July 2016 to 6th October 2016 Introduction This report covers a longer period than usual, due to the Summer break in proceedings at the Assembly, and I wanted to get a full cycle of meetings in, to report back to you comprehensively . May I wish my Jewish constituents a belated Shanah Tovah […]
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