Sorry, Heather, we’re not quorate…
HOW will Camden’s scrutiny committees function now the council is more lop-sided in favour of Labour councillors than ever before? If the recent round of meetings are a [...]
Heather Johnson
Eight and a half minutes of chaos
THE final eight and a half minutes of Thursday’s planning meeting are almost too toe-curling to watch, as councillors charged with making important decisions about the [...]
Camden full council: live updates
21.58: What do you know? No time for a full debate, the Mayor announces. As per usual, the Labour majority outflank the Tories in the vote, with a heavily amended [...]
Christmas jumper alert!
AND the winner of Camden Council’s Christmas jumper competition can now be announced… and it’s Labour councillor Heather Johnson, who conducted the last [...]
Sex tour: To press release or not to press release…
THE attention seekers at Television X have got the council in a bit of a bind with their plan to bring one of its performers, Rebecca More, to Camden tomorrow as part of a [...]
The itch in Camden’s Conservative group
ALTHOUGH everybody had a good laugh at barmy Bucknell’s blue hair last week at a post-election party, not everything is as nicey-smiley in the local Conservative [...]
Labour AGM: First names on the teamsheet
THE Labour AGM always has its winners and losers, however they decide to handle the edgy issue of choosing who should have a seat at Camden’s council cabinet. Maybe it [...]
…give us a turn: Labour to pick new council cabinet
SARAH Hayward looked every bit the leader as she oversaw Labour’s dominating local election win in Camden on Friday night, and certainly ready to shelve that millstone [...]
Decision Time: An election day tour of Camden
20.30 BLOOMSBURY THE final stop and the best polling station, the beautiful RADA Studios at the Drill Hall. Yes, yes – I know the tour did not reach Kentish Town, [...]
Are Camden Labour’s ‘factions’ still operating?
NOT everybody nodded their heads at the ‘Peace and Love in Camden’s Labour group’ post here last week. While nobody challenged for the leadership at the [...]