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Whitecross Street: from monks to markets and makeovers
I’ve blogged before about Whitecross Street’s shops and market. The street has a fascinating history. John Strype’s 1603 History of London dates the street back to a hospital founded in the reign of...
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A Sunday of Whitbread and Guinness
Not booze but buildings… Yesterday we had our latest action day, in Bunhill ward. There were moments last week when we wondered if the day would happen at all. The leaflet was a day late from the...
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Clerkenwell action day
We had a great campaign day in Clerkenwell today. Mind you it started a bit madly. As I was getting ready to leave the flat, I got a casework phone call and ended up making a dash for the bus with a...
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Finsbury’s Liberal hero
On Friday I was doing some daytime door-knocking around the Angel with Caroline Pidgeon. We were also getting signatures for the One Hour Bus Ticket campaign, on which more later. Seeing Islington...
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Walking for Bradley
At the weekend I blogged about the tragic death of Bradley Carty, a teenager from Clerkenwell, who drowned on a day trip abroad. I was very moved to hear about Bradley’s death and the struggles his...
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Islington’s blooms are best in London
The Britain in Bloom results are out. Islington has scooped an impressive 10 awards, including Best in London. This is a proud achievement for any borough, but how fantastic for our small, densely...
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Campaigning across the generations
It’s been a madly busy week. On Saturday we had an action day in Clerkenwell, with dozens of helpers piling in. They got all our leaflets out by lunchtime, and canvassed chunks of the ward too....
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Strike a light
Despite real fears about crime, the figures are getting better. Crime fell 14% in Islington last year, and the Lib Dem Council is funding a new team to support crime victims and work with residents to...
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Catchup – too busy to blog!
Once again, I’ve been too busy of late to blog. So here’s a quick catchup on what I’ve been up to over the last few weeks: - attended the service of blessing for the re-opening of St Mary Islington’s...
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TfL gets Michael Cliffe wrong
A few years ago I got TfL to correct the 153 bus stop which had renamed Hemingford Road as Hemmingford. Surely it’s not impossible to get placenames right when you are the main transport body for the...
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