SAVE OUR TOWN HALL/NO TO CIVIC CENTRE PROJECT:
‘A World Class Civic Centre - but do we want or need it?’, Wembley Observer series, 29 Oct 09
‘Council Proposals Could Hit Jobs’, Brent Times, 22 Oct 09
‘New Civic Centre Costs Spark Fury’, Brent Times, 22 Oct 09

TRANSITION TOWN LAUNCH, ‘It’s time to change our society’, Brent Times, 1 Oct 09

SAVE OUR TOWN HALL Letter in Wembley Observer series criticising Council plans. “The manner in which these plans are being rubberstamped and railroaded sets a nasty precedent that must not go unchallenged.” [Nov 08]

SUSTAINABLE SHOPS Letter in Brent Times series questioning supermarket plans. “The Green Party understands that the economic crisis cannot be solved with sticking plaster but will require joined-up radical reform.” [Nov 08]

CONSULT ON TOWN HALL Letter in Brent Times series calling for consultation over plans for listed Town Hall. “The residents of Brent must be consulted on the preservation of their local heritage, which forms a vital part of our collective memory and the glue which helps bind society together.” [Oct 08]

PESTICIDE USE Letter in Wembley Observer series criticising councillors calling for herbicide use. “Brent is quite correct to adopt and pursue a Pesticide Reduction Policy.” [Sept 08]

HELICOPTER FLIGHT LOG Letter in Harrow Times calling for public log of helicopter use, including police flights. “Residents need to be able to better appraise whether our collective resources are being used wisely.” [Mar 08]

HEATHROW EXPANSION Letter in Harrow Times highlighting opposition to airport expansion. “We will continue to campaign against this ignorant expansion plan.” [Jan 08]

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY Letter in Wembley Observer series highlighting pedestrian danger from supermarket deliveries. ”Pedestrians with babies in prams continue to be forced onto the main road.” [Sept 07]

HELICOPTER INTRUSION Letter in Wembley Observer series highlighting residential disturbance caused by helicopters. “Helicopters are just as likely to contribute towards a heightened sense of siege down below.” [May 07]

WEMBLEY STADIUM Letter in Wembley Observer series about the stadium environs. “How are our drivers, cyclists and pedestrians supposed to cope with the additional congestion and air pollution?” [Feb 07]

TOWER Letter in Brent Times series criticising council leader’s un democratic attitude to tower plans. “Local government denies responsibility for actions that it is going to take on our behalf but against our will.” [Nov 05]

BIG BUSINESS Letter in Willesden Observer series about supicious timing of tower withdrawal. “Only the Green Party puts the needs and interests of residents before those of big business.” [Oct 05]

ARCHITECTURAL VANDALISM Letter in Brent Times series about City Academy building award. “I find it deeply ironic that the Capital City Academy in Willesden should be shortlisted for an award by the Royal Institute of British Architects.” [Apr 04]

CITY ACADEMY Letter in Willesden & Wembley Observer series about Lord Foster’s Academy plan. “The campaign to save this majestic building is supported by Save Britain’s Heritage, the Twentieth Century Society and the local history society.” [Jly 03]

SHAM CONSULTATION Letter in Brent Times series criticising Academy build plan. “There should be a presumption against approvals until or unless widespread and meaningful consultation with those people most directly affected by the work can be demonstrated.” [Jun 03]

PLANNING Letter in Willesden Observer series about effect of planning proposal on light. “All developers know that the odds on residents having the available time and energy to organise themselves into an effective opposition to the planning process, let alone to succeed in that, is remote.” [May 03]