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Open letter to David Cameron
19 February, 2012
The following text has been received from the Waltham Forest Keep our nhs Public campaign Dear Mr Cameron We are writing to protest at your exclusion of the organisations that represent the majority of health professionals from your meeting about the implementation of the Health and Social Care Bill. You have pointedly excluded key organisations [...]
Letter from Cuba 2: In which English English takes second place to US English
17 February, 2012
On my first full day in the city, 16 December, I was welcomed to the University by members of the English department. There were introductions, a very warm welcome speech by the head of the department as well as food and drink. All expressed sincere pleasure to have me there and I felt quite humbled [...]
As we wait for the Health and Social Care Bill to hit the buffers! A reminder of the NHS long waits
11 February, 2012
From our health correspondent Many local people will remember the NHS of the last Tory government all too well. Overnight waits in accident and emergency were all too common. Many of us spent 18 months or even two years in pain waiting for operations. Under Labour, everyone was given a guarantee to be treated within [...]
Letter from Cuba 1: First of a series of letters from Greta in Cuba.
7 February, 2012
A place of fading beauty and decay? But little commercialisation and a negligible carbon footprint. This year I am spending the holiday season in Cuba. I have arranged to spend four months teaching at the University of Habana. This will be my second visit to Cuba. In 2009, I had joined a walking tour of [...]
Tescos rises
28 January, 2012
Despite local protests about size Tescos new superstore superstructure is rising in Highams Park. With it comes new housing, new jobs and some much needed parking and section 106 money for education, health and local roads, and of course much less expensive local food and other shopping. Also comes, many locals suspect, severe traffic congestion [...]
IDS gets into a spot of bother in the Lords
23 January, 2012
Iain Duncan Smith, (our MP in Chingford and Woodford Green and Minster of Work and Pensions) has been causing some problems in the Lords, as well as to his junior partners in the coalition as his Benefits Bill is being discussed in the House of Lords. Their Lordships have taken exception to his benefits cap. [...]
Ken and Boris neck and neck
20 January, 2012
We are delighted to read the excellent report from Peter Kellner in his YouGov website. (Look in our links page to get access) Ken has impressed with the fares campaign. Well done to all those who handed out leaflets in the cold and rain a few days ago.
Rail Link Chingford – Stratford
12 January, 2012
Hearing the announcement of the High Speed Rail Link from London to Birmingham has prompted us to report on our local rail link in urgent need of reinstatement. Local campaigners have been seeking agreement to reinstate the rail link from Chingford to Stratford via the ‘Hall Farm Curve’ (look out of the left hand side [...]
Early morning messages for commuters
5 January, 2012
On Tuesday morning as commuters headed back to work The Labour Party achieved something astonishing. Over 2000 people were handing out leaflets at over 400 stations, including 13 members from our local Labour Party who leafleted at Woodford, Highams Park and Chingford, reaching hundreds of thousands of people about Ken Livingstone’s plan to cut transport [...]
Iain Duncan Smith tops poll!
28 December, 2011
At this time of the year Politics seems to be taking a back seat to recovering from the festive food, as the population contemplates an increase in exercise and going to the sales. So we thought we’d have a look at the Conservative Home website and see what they were saying. Spurred on by the [...]