I co-wrote this article with Peter Allen which was originally published on Left Foot Forward: Councillor turnover is an under-researched and under-addressed problem facing councils across the country today. It is best defined as a councillor leaving their council duties for any reason other than electoral loss. The 2010 Census of Local Authority Councillors shows [...]

Happy Halloween everyone! This is an article I co-wrote for Left Foot Forward on the low number of female councillors. You can read it below, or on their site here: http://www.leftfootforward.org/2011/10/we-need-more-female-councillors-for-everyones-benefit/ The 2010 National Census of Local Authority Councillors, published this week by the Local Government Association, shows static growth in the numbers of women [...]

I was delighted to visit Kilburn Grange Park this week and accept a kind donation of exotic plants from the British Museum. You can read the full story in the Camden New Journal today – Kilburn Grange Park gets Aussie plant makeover thanks to British Museum and council partnership

Here’s the letter I wrote to the local papers in Camden this week: Dear Editor I am obviously saddened to hear that members of CPLUG are legally challenging Camden’s library policy. Everyone is aware that we are facing very difficult financial constraints, not just this year but for the next six years. As I have [...]

Here’s the letter I wrote to the Camden New Journal this week: Dear Editor, It is a well known fact that local government budgets are being hit savagely by cuts dictated from national government. Councillors have to make difficult decisions and a libraries consultation has been developed so that the community can express their concerns [...]