Swine flu advice for Islington
The following invitation has come my way: Would you like to get expert advice and your questions answered on Swine-Flu? You are invited for a presentation and Q&A with Danielle Osborn, Emergency Planning Officer – Islington Council at Archway Methodist Church, Archway Close, London N19 3TD (on the central island of the traffic system next to Archway tube [...]

Madras Place: action long overdue
So often when I meet residents impatient for action, it comes down to delays or indifference from TfL. That certainly seems to be the case at Madras Place, N7. This is the dangerous crossing over the Holloway Road from St Mary Magdalen church to the Central Library and Fieldway Crescent. It’s a busy point for [...]

Signing up against HFCs
My Saturday mornings don’t normally include self-tagging in marker pen, then photographing the results. So why was I doing that today? In the midst of all the debate about Copenhagen, Greenpeace has come up with one simple proposal that, if adopted, would see at least some good come out of the global climate summit. As they explain, [...]

Whittington Accident and Emergency under threat
Shocking news this week that NHS managers are considering downgrading Islington’s Whittington Hospital, closing its Accident & Emergency department. Changing the Whittington to a ‘local’ hospital would mean 24 hour emergency surgery would instead be handled by ‘a wider clinical network’. Some of us remember the same story played out with Barts. We must not [...]

Catchup – too busy to blog!
Once again, I’ve been too busy of late to blog. So here’s a quick catchup on what I’ve been up to over the last few weeks: - attended the service of blessing for the re-opening of St Mary Islington’s crypt with former Archbishop George Carey - welcomed party President Ros Scott to our Pizza & Politics evening - [...]