Can any pensioner believe what the Conservatives and Lib Dems say, now they’ve cut the Winter Fuel Payment? They promised to keep it during the election- but now they have cut the £50 supplement (£100 for older pensioners), leaving every pensioner worse off next winter. With so many pensioners in Barnet and Camden- and Barnet has the highest proportion of […]
Read moreTo be young today is to face a pretty uncertain future in an uncertain world. The Conservative and Lib Dem Coalition’s attack on universities and students is as short sighted as it is unfair. I do not support fees for higher education, which is why I voted against the introduction of top-up fees in the first place, when I was […]
Read morePlease watch my two minute video on why I am best placed to beat Brian Coleman for Labour in Barnet & Camden. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGk2xwrlfGQ[/youtube]
Read moreAs you know, I have previously emailed you about my candidacy for the Labour nomination to stand for the GLA Barnet and Camden seat in next year’s London elections. I thought I’d let you know that I will be taking time out from my selection campaign to join with my union, the GMB, on the TUC National Demonstration against Cuts […]
Read moreI’ve campaigned on housing issues ever since my days years ago as a Westminster Councillor and Labour Group leader, when we exposed Dame Shirley Porter’s infamous “ homes for votes” policy, branded by the courts as the greatest act of local government corruption of the last century. Many people remember the news headlines: but I saw with my own eyes […]
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