Sometimes I wish the journalists who work for the Islington Tribune actually engaged critical faculties before publishing a story. This week, they have effectively republished a Labour press release calling for the District Auditor to look into the Lib Dem run council’s sale of 220 properties, mostly shops, which is being hotly contested. Many of… Continue reading Islington Labour – the shopkeeper’s friend?
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On Boy Cameron fingering Dyke
No-one appears to have used that headline yet, which I’m frankly amazed by, so I thought I’d better get in quick. Overall, this latest incident does rather confirm some of the points I was making last week about the nature of the London Mayor and the GLA. These institutions lack any kind of civic culture,… Continue reading On Boy Cameron fingering Dyke
Why London gives parties nightmayors
The difficulties that both the Lib Dems and Tories are experiencing in finding suitable candidates for London Mayor is clearly unfortunate, but not entirely unpredictable. Labour of course had its own problem back in 2000, eventually opting for the laughable Frank Dobson (ruining his career in the process) who was trounced by the then-independent Ken… Continue reading Why London gives parties nightmayors