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Camden Labour has selected well-known tenants’ leader from Russell’s Nurseries Larraine Revah as the candidate for the Hampstead Town by-election on 25th September 2008. The Hampstead Town by election was caused by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Mike Greene. Larraine has lived locally since she was 13 years old, growing up on Finchley Road and [...]

I’m delighted by the impressive performance of Team GB in Beijing and I can’t wait to see many of these athletes compete on our doorstep in 2012. I’m especially proud of Christine Ohuruogu who studied at University College London at the same time as I did. On Sunday (24 Aug) at approximately 2.30pm, as part [...]

I’ve just sent off the letter written by our Labour councillors to Chris Huhne MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, about Camden Council’s cuts to the Castlehaven Community Center in Camden Town. This is a disgrace and I hope Chris Huhne will put pressure on [...]

I’ve been reading about the National Minimum Wage here and there’s an interesting counter which shows how much more someone on the adult minimum wage has earned so far this week compared to what it would be without the NMW. Quite a difference really! Anyway, I am off to bid farewell to my friend Victoria [...]