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How is Tottenham recovering from the riots?
Yesterday Brian Paddick, along with GLA member Caroline Pidgeon and Enfield & Haringey GLA candidate Dawn Barnes, visited Tottenham to talk to the local community about recovering from the riots and how the area is policed:
Tottenham shall turn French
I recently came across an old saying that I had never heard before – “Tottenham shall turn French” – which, when it used to be used, seems to have meant “pigs will fly”. There is though some controversy over its meaning because Francis Grose’s A Provincial Glossary (1787), gives the phrase as “Tottenham is turned [...]
Ward's Corner market saved
Excellent news that the popular Tottenham market at Ward’s Corner has been saved (despite Boris Johnson going back on his promise to help).
A tale of two MPs
This story comes to us from the London Borough of Haringey.
David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, told a hustings meeting that he has done 10,000 pieces of casework in ten years.
Lynne Featherstone, Lib Dem MP for Hornsey & Wood Green, meanwhile has helped over 28,000 people in less than ten years.
(As many people have made [...]
