Tag: Chuka Umunna
Lambeth Country Show: Chuka Umunna MP comments
By Chuka Umunna, MP for Streatham
As readers of this blog will be aware, Lambeth Council has decided to cancel the Lambeth Country Show in...
Lambeth Country Show: How Chuka Umunna changed tack
Streatham MP Chuka Umunna was criticised by south Londoners last week when he backed Lambeth Council's ill-fated decision to cancel the Lambeth Country Show,...
Timeline: Lambeth Country Show fiasco
Friday 3 February
Urban75 website reports that council officers were told Lambeth Country Show was cancelled. Lambeth council issues press release in the evening saying...
Demolition of Duke of Wellington pub, Acre Lane
A housing association, Genesis Housing, has apparently started work on demolishing the Edwardian Duke of Wellington pub on Acre Lane, despite 30 outstanding issues with...
The Weekend Ahead in Brixton
Now all the fuss is over and the Sarah Burton dress has been revealed, we can get on with the rest of the weekend....
2010 – the year in Brixton
Kaye Wiggins reports on 2010 in Brixton - a year of elections, closed leisure centres, happy lido days, rising market rents and a jerk...
South London Democracy Club questions answered (only by some)
All that time ago in February (remember the snow?), South London Democracy Club put ten questions to local candidates on issues ranging from stop and...
Interview: Chris Nicholson
Chris Nicholson doesn't live up to expectations. Or mine at least. The day before we meet, The Independent published accusations from Keith Hill that...
Interview: Chuka Umunna
Chuka Umunna arrives at Perfect Blend on Streatham High Street, slumps down in the chair and exclaims, “Oh God, I’m so tired!” It is...