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London’s women are less safe under Tory Mayor Boris Johnson
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: February 14, 2012
London is a fantastic city. I am proud to live here and I am proud to be one of the youngest Labour candidates for the London Assembly. There are many opportunities afforded to young people in London. Yet like all cities, there are dangers to be wary of. My worry, like that of many young [...]
LABOUR’S RESPONSE TO ‘EXTRAVAGANT’ £25m EXHIBITION ROAD REVAMP
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: February 1, 2012
As the £25 million Exhibition Road streetscape scheme opens in South Kensington, North Kensington Labour Councillors criticised the Council’s extravagant spending on a scheme aimed at tourists. A short bus ride away are four of the poorest areas in the country. In Golborne Ward, 51% of the children live in poverty, residents endure high levels [...]
LABOUR COUNCILLORS CHALLENGE CODE OF CONDUCT DECISION
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: December 21, 2011
‘Absolution’ of conduct by Leader and Deputy Leader is indefensible Labour councillors Judith Blakeman and Emma Dent Coad are seeking a review of the Borough Standards Committee’s decision to exonerate Council Leader Sir Merrick Cockell and his Deputy Cllr. Nick Paget-Brown over their handling of the resignation of former councillor Andrew Lamont. Lamont, who is [...]
It’s a Mayoral Election not a Beauty Contest
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: December 13, 2011
As Labour’s GLA candidate for the West Central constituency (which includes Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster and my home borough of K&C), I am keen to run a campaign that focuses on issues that matter to the people of West Central. Between now and May’s election, I will be listening to the residents of West Central [...]
The Tories’ radical housing policy experiment
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: November 28, 2011
Val Shawcross, Stephen Cowan (Leader of the Opposition, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham), Ken Livingstone and Todd Foreman (Labour GLA Candidate for West Central) visit Hammersmith riverfront, where the the Tory Council is planning a luxury housing development (but no affordable housing) as part of a wider effort to change the demographics of the [...]
CAMPAIGNING dates for your diary
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: November 16, 2011
Here are two important dates in the campaign to elect Ken Livingstone as Mayor of London and keep London as a diverse and vibrant city instead of a place where only the rich can afford to live! WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER FARE DEAL RALLY at the Camden Centre, Bidborough St at 7pm (nearest tube: King’s Cross) [...]
PORTOBELLO DELIGHT AT FIRST POSITIVE STEPS WITH HSBC
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: November 1, 2011
HSBC agreed to keep cash machines on Portobello if site can be found . At a meeting at Kensington Town Hall on 1st November, HSBC bosses have agreed that whilst they still intend to close the 152 Portobello Road Branch on 16th December, they will work with Labour Councillors, led by Cllr Dez O’Neill of [...]
KENSINGTON LABOUR MAKES FORMAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST TORY LEADERSHIP
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: October 24, 2011
24 October 2011 In an unprecedented move following the resignation of former Councillor Andrew Lamont who is facing criminal charges, the Labour Opposition Group on Kensington and Chelsea Council have asked the Borough Standards Committee to investigate complaints about the way the Council Leader Cllr Sir Merrick Cockell and his then Chief Whip, Cllr Nicholas [...]
Labour Councillors fight Portobello bank closure
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: October 11, 2011
Councillor Pat Mason’s letter to the head of HSBC about the proposed closure of the last bank in Portobello Road: – Dear Mr Castle, Closure of the Portobello Road HSBC Bank on 16th December 2011. I am astonished that HSBC has announced the closure of the 152 Portobello Road Branch on 16th December [...]
NORLAND BY-ELECTION RESULTS
Posted by: Kensington Labour Party on: October 10, 2011
Swing: 8.3% Con to Lab Turnout: 24.0% A very good swing to Labour for our wonderful candidate Beinazir Lasharie, and huge thanks to the local and London-wide teams who pitched in with many hours of leafleting and canvassing. We put in an outstanding performance in polling district NOA, which is where the vast majority of [...]
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