Plus: Where is Zack Polanski going to stand for election, the thinnest house in east London, walk-in drug testing comes to Camden and Hackney, and hunting for an Iranian banker's Kensington home.
Brennan is in the real world ie this is bread and butter TU issue, Dempsey believes in world wide revolution and thinks Putin is a great guy. We will miss Mick Lynch, who was also in the real world.
But turkeys voting for X-Mass, Liz line and hire bikes have moved the dial.
Hard to like? Finn Brennan is a class realist, who rightly wants the best for his members. No, its a V hard job. Shift work will knock at least 5-10 yrs off life expediency. It is also a job where in the absence of traditional guards you literally do not stop working on a run from say Cockfosters to Uxbridge. Bung in passengers etc and the horror of 'one under'-a likely event to have to deal with in your career and rubbish to say 'anyone can do that job!' Toilet breaks on the Circle still a precious commodity. Dempsey in an alternative reality like our chum in charge of Unite-SWP in her case, he, purest 'Tankie.' I have had the pleasure of talking to many 'moles' as part of a new history of the tube.
I expect Diane Abbot will want to retire at next election, her health isn’t great, and as it stands would likely give Zak her blessing. Much easier for him not to face incumbent- he will be leading a national election campaign. Greens can probably win in the other seats mentioned anyway unless there is a massive shift towards social justice and the green “new deal” by Labour.
I think you are probably right here - that Abbott retires and whether she endorses or not, it is then ok for Polanski to run.
If Abbott endorses Polanski in an obvious way, I wonder what this means for her protege in Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency, Bell Ribeiro-Addy. She seems pretty loyal to Labour but is the wrong faction for current group running the borough/Westminster. The Greens are not particularly strong in that part of Lambeth and it seems like they are only targetting one ward in the constituency for May's locals.
"Asif Aziz, you have our number" sang in the key of Milli Vanilli.
Of all the topics discussed, I am really curious how the bet on London will work out for the Greens. They definitely have momentum, but folks here [waves at many districts] still feel a very strong Labour inertia.
Brennan is in the real world ie this is bread and butter TU issue, Dempsey believes in world wide revolution and thinks Putin is a great guy. We will miss Mick Lynch, who was also in the real world.
But turkeys voting for X-Mass, Liz line and hire bikes have moved the dial.
Perhaps harsh of me but by electing a fascist crank like Dempsey I now take the opposite side of the RMT on every issue.
Hard to like? Finn Brennan is a class realist, who rightly wants the best for his members. No, its a V hard job. Shift work will knock at least 5-10 yrs off life expediency. It is also a job where in the absence of traditional guards you literally do not stop working on a run from say Cockfosters to Uxbridge. Bung in passengers etc and the horror of 'one under'-a likely event to have to deal with in your career and rubbish to say 'anyone can do that job!' Toilet breaks on the Circle still a precious commodity. Dempsey in an alternative reality like our chum in charge of Unite-SWP in her case, he, purest 'Tankie.' I have had the pleasure of talking to many 'moles' as part of a new history of the tube.
Reading this while having a quick half and realising that the 'slender house' is pretty much across the road. I love London! And London Centric!
Zack should go up against Meg Hillier imho — his best chance
I expect Diane Abbot will want to retire at next election, her health isn’t great, and as it stands would likely give Zak her blessing. Much easier for him not to face incumbent- he will be leading a national election campaign. Greens can probably win in the other seats mentioned anyway unless there is a massive shift towards social justice and the green “new deal” by Labour.
I think you are probably right here - that Abbott retires and whether she endorses or not, it is then ok for Polanski to run.
If Abbott endorses Polanski in an obvious way, I wonder what this means for her protege in Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency, Bell Ribeiro-Addy. She seems pretty loyal to Labour but is the wrong faction for current group running the borough/Westminster. The Greens are not particularly strong in that part of Lambeth and it seems like they are only targetting one ward in the constituency for May's locals.
Stratford and Bow might also be a possibility. A constituency that *already* has 3 Green councillors.
"Asif Aziz, you have our number" sang in the key of Milli Vanilli.
Of all the topics discussed, I am really curious how the bet on London will work out for the Greens. They definitely have momentum, but folks here [waves at many districts] still feel a very strong Labour inertia.
Antoinette Fernandez should be the Greens candidate in Hackney North