Immigration: the letter I signed to the Telegraph
David Cameron’s recent speech on European immigration is the latest in a series of desperate moves… … Read the full post »
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Gary Malcolm
Read my posts featuring Liberal Democrat activist and councillor in the London Borough of Ealing, Gary Malcolm.
Why did UKIP accept this man into their party?
A UKIP councillor has been found to breach Ealing Council’s rules following a controversial blog post that made a series of unfounded accusations about widespread illegal activity and anti-social behaviour by local Asians: EALING’S first UKIP councillor has been found guilty of writing a blog that opponents say ‘smeared’ people in Southall… Cllr Dennehy posted … Read the full post »
Gary Malcolm: a great example of an opposition councillor at work
Many residents in Ealing suffered from a rubbish non-collection fiasco in April, since when Lib Dem councillor Gary Malcolm has been beavering away at the issue, pushing for proper accountability for the mistakes and for lessons to be learnt rather than swept under the carpet. During the process he’s consistently used his blog to keep … Read the full post »
Good news as £15m of Oyster refunds on the way
Hundreds of thousands of Tube passengers overcharged for ‘honest mistakes’ will share in a £15 million annual refund. … Read the full post »
Conservative walk-out axes debates on air pollution and cycling safety
Another day at the London Assembly, another Conservative walk-out which blocks motions being debated. Today the topics would have been air pollution in London and the hotly debated question of speed limits and safety for cyclists on Blackfriars Bridge. Caroline Pidgeon, Lib Dem leader at the London Assembly, has criticised the Conservative walk-outs before, saying … Read the full post »
Bus crime in London: when down involves a lot of up
Something that regularly irritates me in the news and politics is when an average figure is reported and then someone adds, … Read the full post »
How 32,000 homes from Boris Johnson became 1,431
During the London Mayor election Boris Johnson talked about how land owned by the London Development Agency could be used to provide 32,000 new affordable homes. But three years on a mere 1,431 have been built. Ealing Lib Dem councillor Gary Malcolm has more on the story over on his blog, including this quote from … Read the full post »
How to blog as a councillor: examples from Ealing and Nottingham
There have been two good recent examples of blog posts from Liberal Democrat councillors. … Read the full post »