Even now, on Saturday morning, it’s probably too early to say what the local elections mean politically. I feel I made a mistake commenting too early last year. Over the last two days, the story has been that Labour did
Labour in London, not so good
Free Palestine
There was a demonstration in London over the weekend in solidarity with Palestine and Palestinians. Eye witnesses tell me it was very large, some report it as 100,000. This is as a result of the resuming war in the Middle
And they’re off
So it looks like there’s going to be a European Parliamentary election, and people are publishing polls, the table below shows the number of seats in 2014 and the 1st Quota. Last time’s results are reported by the House of
You might be able to vote for me
Yesterday, I applied to be one of Labour’s candidates for election as an MEP in London. In London, we need to remain aware of London’s vote to Remain in the EU and the criticality of getting the citizenship terms in
Beware there be Bears!
London Zoo’s Bears are at Whipsnade, which is closer to me than Marwell, and I am not sure Marwell have them!
Solidarity, Tolerance & Respect … Not!
I support the Clarion Editorial Board, and Sacha Ismail. This is not debate and not the foundation of a better politics. “This vile abuse must not be tolerated” – statement from The Clarion’s Editorial Board
Local Elections
I usually comment on the elections I campaign in. The Lewisham results are in, or at least called by the BBC, we have a new Labour Mayor, Damien Egan, and every single councillor is also Labour. Now we need to
More on e-voting
The announcement of the result for the Mayor of London occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning; this was about six hours later than expected, 26½ hours after the polls closed and legally a day late. It was also 6
Sadiq for London
The London Mayoral election is reaching its denouement and getting dirty. The Tory’s fires of pandering to islamaphopia, lit presumably by the serial racist Lynton Crosby and fanned by Cameron, would have thought to have ended with the disclosure that
Dianne & Sadiq for Mayor
Finally, Vote for Diane Abbott for Mayor and give Sadiq Kahn your second preference. This is an odd one, there’s little to choose between the candidates on policy, although Gareth Thomas is for Heathrow Runway 3 and all the others