The City of London’s governing body, the Court of Common Council, took the difficult decision on Tuesday (26 November 2024) not to proceed with its plans to collocate its wholesale food markets on a new site in Dagenham, East London, and also to close the present Billingsgate and Smithfield markets in the coming years. Much… Continue reading The future of Smithfield and Billingsgate – my contribution to the debate on the City of London’s markets
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In defence of Pride in London organisers: hateful anti trans campaigners put them in an impossible position, and the Met police were powerless to help.
A lot has been said, including by many of my friends, about the incursion by a tiny group of anti- Trans campaigners at the start of Saturday’s Pride in London parade route, and about the apparent failure of the Pride organisers to remove them and to protect trans attendees from seeing their message of prejudice… Continue reading In defence of Pride in London organisers: hateful anti trans campaigners put them in an impossible position, and the Met police were powerless to help.
A true leader in London, Haringey’s Claire Kober speaks out for inclusive visionary leadership, and warns against populism and surrendering power to vocal minorities
Every so often I have the privilege of hearing a speech that is inspiring and thought provoking. As readers of my blog will know, my political inspiration doesn’t always from ‘my side of the aisle’ and so it was last week, when a Labour politician grabbed my attention and my applause by the power and… Continue reading A true leader in London, Haringey’s Claire Kober speaks out for inclusive visionary leadership, and warns against populism and surrendering power to vocal minorities
C. E. Lord OBE 