Speaking out
On Thursday evening I headed straight from Parliament to Edmonton County School to take part in the judging of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Enfield final.Let me take...
Read this entry »Articles written by Andy Love (Lab & Co-op)
Desperate times call for …
Two weeks ago, when the labour market statistics were published, I didn't have time to write a post about unemployment in Edmonton, but the situation...
Read this entry » Are you the new George Osborne?
Assuming you haven't been living on the moon since May 2010, you'll know that I'm not too keen on George Osborne as Chancellor. I have a whole...
Read this entry » More flip-flops than on a sunny day in Cornwall
You may remember back in November I wrote here about the Government's proposals to halve the frequency of MOTs ("unnecessary red tape," as they...
Read this entry » A bit of a list…
A considerable number of people, at the start of the new year, make a list of resolutions; their goals and hopes for the following 12 months....
Read this entry » Remembrance
Last Friday was Holocaust Memorial Day and, on Thursday evening, in advance of the day itself, I joined in with Enfield Council's remembrance...
Read this entry » It’s all about the money, money, money
I've got a whole load of Parliamentary debates that I've contributed to in the last few weeks to link to, but before I do that I wanted to just...
Read this entry » A flying visit to Lebanon
During the Christmas break, I was invited on a flying visit to Lebanon with a couple of other MPs. The delegation was organised by CAABU - the...
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New year; new advice
I know I'm a bit slow off the mark, but Happy New Year. How's your 2012 been so far? A bit gloomy? We've already been hit by an increase in transport fares by London...
Read this entry »Signing off, festively
Everybody needs a break, so, as it's Christmas, I'll be signing off on here for a little while... and giving you a break from my postings! In fact, today it's my...
Read this entry »A disaster for British democracy
So, you were probably thinking that you would make it safely into 2012 without me mentioning boundary changes again. Sorry that's not going to be the case. Last...
Read this entry »Peace on earth, good will to (wo)men
Last week I had the absolute honour of welcoming Tawakkul Karman, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, to London (her first ever visit) in an event I chaired...
Read this entry »Edmonton, I love you
Times are tough. I'm sure you don't need me to remind you that. Pretty much everyone is feeling the pinch and the victims of the economic downturn are plentiful....
Read this entry »Towards a pension agreement
Yesterday, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, made a statement to the House on public sector pensions. It was the last sitting day before the...
Read this entry »Spread the warmth
At risk of repeating myself, following on from my earlier post today on standing up for older people and those last week on heating help during the winter months,...
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