Local Politics

Sunday 14th March

1. lfeatherstone: @tom_watson http://bridgetfox.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/freedom-creativity-and-the-internet-debate-to-go-ahead-tomorrow/
   
2. lfeatherstone: RT @libdems: Emergency Motion: 'Freedom, Creativity and the Internet' - passed #ldconf #debill (Voted for this- so v pleased!)
   

Saturday 13th March

1. lfeatherstone: Yeah! Youth policy paper by #LDConf
   
2. lfeatherstone: RT @markpack: #LDConf - @lfeatherstone moving youth policy motion http://flic.kr/p/7KnTDK
   
3. lfeatherstone: New blog: Local Liberal Democrats step up the campaign against Northern Line closures http://bit.ly/9z2v2H
   
4. lfeatherstone: New blog: Labour leaflet lies about Hornsey Hospital http://bit.ly/c2poso
   
5. lfeatherstone: New blog: Whittington A&E - Story 8 http://bit.ly/dkLoI8
   

Friday 12th March

1. 8th Wood Green International Short Film Festival
   More than 60 films from 18 different countries and four continents will lend a truly global flavour to this year's Wood Green International Short Film Festival.
   
   
   
2. Property re-possessed after anti-social behaviour
   A 20 year-old Hornsey woman has been evicted from her flat and banned from the Campsbourne estate after a catalogue of anti-social behaviour incidents.
   
   
   
3. Tennis boost for park
   Tennis facilities at a Haringey park are to be given a major upgrade, thanks to a £300,000 grant.
   
   
   
4. lfeatherstone: The whole truth - We will not prevent the next €œBritish Fritzl€ by covering up mistake - Times Online http://icio.us/ajxjth
   
5. New programme to combat re-offending
   A new programme - the Haringey Reducing Re-offending Programme (HARRP) - has been launched to tackle adult re-offending in Haringey.
   
   
   
6. lfeatherstone: New blog: Traffic calming consultation gets green light http://bit.ly/90wYge
   
7. lfeatherstone: Of to Birmingham today for LibDem Spring Conference. Will be moving the moton on Youth Policy Paper 'Free to be Young'.
   
8. lfeatherstone: New blog: Whittington A&E - Story 7 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2010/03/whittington-ae-story-7.htm
   

Thursday 11th March

1. lfeatherstone: Liberal Democrats launch policy for young people » 24dash.com http://icio.us/3bcwqe
   
2. Keeping the Ladder roads clean
   Posters designed by school children preventing littering and dog fouling will be displayed around the Harringay Ladder after they won a poster competition organised during a Clean Sweep of the area.
   
   
   
3. lfeatherstone: New blog: Squatters move in after Haringey Council fails to act on empty home http://bit.ly/cgTydW
   
4. lfeatherstone: New blog: Whittington A&E - Story 6 http://bit.ly/adfI1U
   
5. Written Answers - Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Democratic Republic of Congo: Political Prisoners
   Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the arrest in January 2010 of Lutu Mabangu.
   

Wednesday 10th March

1. Shock horror show for man behind fake t-shirt scam
   A man running a fake T-shirt scam from a Tottenham factory has been jailed for 15 months.
   
   
   
2. More than a council home
   People in housing need can now get help to find accommodation in the private sector.
   
   
   
3. lfeatherstone: New blog: Whittington A&E - the first chink in their armour? http://bit.ly/d0Am7K
   
4. jeremycorbyn: RT @KarenBuckMP: Returned from four days in Gaza. Shocked by lack of reconstruction since the war. EU must take a lead to help lift thes ...
   
5. jeremycorbyn: @dwhcoalition My speech yesterday in NHS in London debate: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2010-03-09a.191.2 #savethewhittington
   
6. lfeatherstone: New blog: UpRise: United Against Racism http://bit.ly/aIy9oh
   
7. jeremycorbyn: @ChagosUK off to speak in an adjornment debate on Chagos Islands now, look out for my comments in Hansard tomorrow
   
8. jeremycorbyn: is feeling good after a fantastic result for Arsenal last night!!
   
9. Residents furious as squatters move into empty Council home
   Residents of Nelson Road are furious with Haringey Council after a family council home that has been left derelict for almost a year has now been taken over by squatters.   The home was taken over last week after the Council failed to act on promises to start renovating the house, at least 11 months after [...]
   
10. lfeatherstone: Off to launch the Liberal Democrat Youth policy paper 'Free to be Young' at the Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsay this morning
    
11. lfeatherstone: New blog: John Kampfner explains why he is supporting the Liberal Democrats http://bit.ly/aON803
    
12. lfeatherstone: New blog: WHittington A&E - Story 5 http://bit.ly/cfNeEI
    
13. [Mr. George Howarth in the Chair] - British Indian Ocean Territory
    Jeremy Corbyn: Absolutely. The islanders do not have the right of return, but they have recognition as stakeholders who will contribute to the consultation exercise. It is a non sequitur to say that we will consult them, but do not trust them to live there. In other words, we trust their opinions, but do not trust them to look after the place should they have the right of return. I mentioned that I attended...
    

Tuesday 9th March

1. jeremycorbyn: has been speaking in parliament on a debate on the NHS in London today, we need an accountable NHS and local hospitals with A&E
   jeremycorbyn: has been speaking in parliament on a debate on the NHS in London today, we need an accountable NHS and local hospitals with A&E
   
2. jeremycorbyn: RT @BevaniteEllie: #FSMFTW = Free School Meals, For The Win. For those that asked.... :-)
   jeremycorbyn: RT @BevaniteEllie: #FSMFTW = Free School Meals, For The Win. For those that asked.... :-)
   
3. jeremycorbyn: RT @kmflett: Beard Liberation Front calls on Dave Cameron to be out & proud about being follicly challenged & to break taboo of appearan ...
   jeremycorbyn: RT @kmflett: Beard Liberation Front calls on Dave Cameron to be out & proud about being follicly challenged & to break taboo of appearan ...
   
4. lfeatherstone: Lib Dems propose making youth services statutory - Youth Work - Children & Young People Now http://icio.us/xod04l
   
5. jeremycorbyn: RT @benfolley: just leafleted Grafton Primary parents about @islingtonlabour universal free school meals - so popular! #labourdoorstep
   
6. jeremycorbyn: RT @ChagosUK: Lobbying of Government over Chagossians right of return enters new phase: http://bit.ly/bTkyxS @labourcid @jeremycorbyn @l ...
   
7. Hundreds of Haringey children take part in World Book Day
   Haringey children have been reading stories to mark World Book Day.
   
   
   
8. Last chance to submit €œmaking the difference€ bids to improve Stroud Green
   As well as being the deadline for views on the W3 Bus (see previous post), this Friday is also the deadline for submitting ideas to our local neighbourhood improvement fund for 2010/11.  The way it usually works is that all the feasible ideas go to an Area Assembly meeting for residents to comment on and then local councillors make [...]
   
9. Written Answers - Health: Autism: Drugs
   Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance his Department has issued to clinicians on the use of chlorpromazine hydrochloride for the treatment of patients diagnosed with autism; (2) what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed on the potential risks to health and other side effects of chlorpromazine hydrochloride prescribed for the treatment of...
   

Monday 8th March

1. Gathering ideas at the going green conference
   What measures can we all take to help Haringey meet its pledge to cut CO2 emissions in the borough by 40% by 2020?
   
   
   
2. Pupils raise £3,500 for Haiti
   Children at a South Tottenham primary school raised thousands of pounds for Haiti with a disco, danceathon and a fashion show.
   
   
   
3. jeremycorbyn: RT @TheHowardLeague: Happy International Women's day to all - take a minute to remember the women and girls behind bars http://bit.ly/9jVMxQ
   jeremycorbyn: RT @TheHowardLeague: Happy International Women's day to all - take a minute to remember the women and girls behind bars http://bit.ly/9jVMxQ
   
4. jeremycorbyn: RT @unionnewswire: UNISON shines spotlight on story behind public service cuts: Million Voices campaign uses mass advertising and pro... ...
   jeremycorbyn: RT @unionnewswire: UNISON shines spotlight on story behind public service cuts: Million Voices campaign uses mass advertising and pro... ...
   
5. jeremycorbyn: RT @alexsmith1982: Make a donation to Hope not Hate and it will be doubled http://bit.ly/cpIwne
   jeremycorbyn: RT @alexsmith1982: Make a donation to Hope not Hate and it will be doubled http://bit.ly/cpIwne
   
6. Written Answers - Defence: Trident Submarines
   Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on the maintenance, operation and re-fitting of Trident submarines in each of the last 10 years.
   

Saturday 6th March

1. W3 Bus under review €" what are your views?
   I am a big fan of the W3 Bus, which I use regularly as it travels the length of Stroud Green ward from Weston Park to Finsbury Park Station (so much of a fan I put it at the top of my website!).  However, I know it can sometimes be frustrating with recent road works and diversions causing [...]
   
2. jeremycorbyn: RT @guardianpolitic: MPs step up campaign over jail terms for Gaza protesters http://bit.ly/91Y1tW
   jeremycorbyn: RT @guardianpolitic: MPs step up campaign over jail terms for Gaza protesters http://bit.ly/91Y1tW
   

Friday 5th March

1. jeremycorbyn: wonders how anyone finds the time to do this twitter stuff... glad it is friday! looking forward to Arsenal v Burnley tomorrow
   jeremycorbyn: wonders how anyone finds the time to do this twitter stuff... glad it is friday! looking forward to Arsenal v Burnley tomorrow
   
2. jeremycorbyn: @BevaniteEllie @msgracefh: I believe homeo-meds works 4some ppl &that compliments 'convential' meds. they both come from organic matter...
   jeremycorbyn: @BevaniteEllie @msgracefh: I believe homeo-meds works 4some ppl &that compliments 'convential' meds. they both come from organic matter...
   
3. jeremycorbyn: @leftoutside I believe that homeo-meds works for some ppl and that it compliments 'convential' meds. they both come from organic matter...
   jeremycorbyn: @leftoutside I believe that homeo-meds works for some ppl and that it compliments 'convential' meds. they both come from organic matter...
   
4. Lynne leads march to save Whittington A&E
   Stroud Green campaigner Katherine Reece joined our local MP and hundreds of local residents to march against the closure of the Whittington A&E last weekend.  The march gained lots of media attention, which has hopefully sent a clear message to the Government about how unpopular these health cuts are.  Sadly, I couldn’t make the march as I was [...]
   

Thursday 4th March

1. Written Answers - Health: NHS: Sight Impaired
   Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance his Department has issued to NHS providers on communication with visually-impaired patients in accessible formats; what systems are in place to monitor the provision of such materials; and if he will make a statement; (2) what estimate he has made of the proportion of visually-impaired patients who received communications from NHS...
   

Tuesday 2nd March

1. Written Answers - Children, Schools and Families: Pupils: Per Capita Costs
   Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each London borough have received in funding per student in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
   

Monday 1st March

1. jeremycorbyn: RT @alexsmith1982: We marched on Saturday because we're passionate about defending our A&E: @JeremyCorbyn's guest post on St G's blog ht ...
   jeremycorbyn: RT @alexsmith1982: We marched on Saturday because we're passionate about defending our A&E: @JeremyCorbyn's guest post on St G's blog ht ...
   
2. jeremycorbyn: Diwrnod Dewi Sant hapus to all my Welsh friends, neighbours and colleagues!
   jeremycorbyn: Diwrnod Dewi Sant hapus to all my Welsh friends, neighbours and colleagues!
   
3. jeremycorbyn: I am speaking at RT @lfpme TONIGHT: event in Parl eyewitness accounts of the current situation http://goo.gl/gpOJ
   jeremycorbyn: I am speaking at RT @lfpme TONIGHT: event in Parl eyewitness accounts of the current situation http://goo.gl/gpOJ
   
4. Written Answers - Communities and Local Government: Council Housing: Greater London
   Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much and what proportion of the housing stock owned by each London borough was empty in each of the last five years; for what average length of time such properties were empty in each borough in each such year; and if he will make a statement.
   

Saturday 27th February

1. Cashpoint crime and a late night visit to Hornsey Police Station
   Yesterday I had to take a late night trip Hornsey Police Station after narrowly avoiding my bank account being emptied by cashpoint criminals.  On the way home from a night out at the theatre, I decided to get some money out from the cashpoint at the Post Office in Crouch End (on Topsfield Parade), at about [...]
   
2. jeremycorbyn: 5000 supporting us today for NHS free for all and not for profit. This is a campaign we must & will win
   jeremycorbyn: 5000 supporting us today for NHS free for all and not for profit. This is a campaign we must & will win
   

Tuesday 23rd February

1. Stroud Green Councillor scores recycling victory
   Last night was the Council meeting which set the budget for the 2010/11 financial year.  Stroud Green Councillor Ed Butcher is our finance spokesperson so presented our alternative budget, with a detailed and costed amendment calling for extra police, more recycling, and a freeze in Council charges (paid for by cutting Labour’s waste and spin). Labour rejected our budget amendment, and bizarrely attacked [...]
   

Friday 19th February

1. New Stroud Green team selected
   Last week, local party members met to vote for the Liberal Democrat candidates for this May’s local elections.  I’m really pleased to announce that Ed Butcher and I have been re-selected, along with fantastic first-time candidate Katherine Reece.  This photo is a  result of a ‘photo shoot’ for the local papers which was held a [...]
   

Monday 15th February

1. Refuse collection contract €" a pile of rubbish
   Over the last few months I’ve had lots of residents and shopkeepers complain to me about refuse sacks piling up by the shops on the Ferme Park Road.   This photo was emailed to me this weekend by someone annoyed that the bin bags put out by residents on Saturday morning were not collected all day.  [...]
   

Friday 12th February

1. How long does it take to buy a yellow bin and fill it with grit?
   Unbelievably, according to Haringey Council it takes 8 months to buy a grit bin and install it on our streets. As I reported in a previous post, in January I passed on to the Council a pile of requests from local residents for more grit bins on Stroud Green’s hilly streets.  The Council’s website says “suggestions [...]
   

Saturday 6th February

1. Residents should have a say on huge Stroud Green Road development
   At the end of December I was alerted to the fact that there had just been a public exhibition about a huge proposed new development on the Stroud Green Road.  As the image on the left shows the John Jones arts centre plan to put a large 6 storey development on their site.  They are at [...]
   

Thursday 28th January

1. Women and Equality: Equality Bill (Age Discrimination)
   Lynne Featherstone: Following on from the question from the hon. Member for Walsall, North (Mr. Winnick), and given that the Equality Commission now agrees that a mandatory retirement age is discriminatory and should be outlawed, I should like to inform the Minister that there is an opportunity in the Lords at the moment to table an amendment on this matter. Will the Government table such an amendment to end...
   

Thursday 21st January

1. [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] - Violence Against Women
   Lynne Featherstone: My hon. Friend makes an excellent intervention. The logic is upside down. In an ideal world, the woman and the children should stay in situ, and the man should be excised.