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One young man who is lucky to be free

MORE than a few eyebrows will be raised at the punishment handed out to a teenager who took part in a dramatic attempted robbery at Barclays Bank in Crouch End last year. Gakmar Gakmar escaped with a suspended sentence and a driving ban for his part in an... » MORE

WHITTINGTON PROPOSALS: My family is personally indebted to hospital

The march on the Whittington was supported by local and national organisations and members of the public, and was very well attended. The MP for Islington gave an impassioned plea to fight against the closure. Haringey residents were reminded that a few... » MORE

LYNNE FEATHERSTONE: We must stand united to save NHS

Tonight (Thursday March 4) I have arranged a public meeting, where local residents will get the chance to hear at first hand what the hospital bosses have to say about the threat to the A&E at the Whittington Hospital. To represent the NHS, I have invite... » MORE

KAREN JENNINGS: thousands marched on Whittington with single voice

On Saturday I marched with huge pride alongside thousands of local residents, NHS staff, local politicians and trade unionists. With one voice we called to for the Whittington to be saved. I have to pay tribute to the tenacity and organisational skills... » MORE

LYNNE FEATHERSTONE: We must stand united to save NHS

Tonight (Thursday March 4) I have arranged a public meeting, where local residents will get the chance to hear at first hand what the hospital bosses have to say about the threat to the A&E at the Whittington Hospital. To represent the NHS, I have invite... » MORE

LYNNE FEATHERSTONE: We must stand united to save NHS

Tonight (Thursday March 4) I have arranged a public meeting, where local residents will get the chance to hear at first hand what the hospital bosses have to say about the threat to the A&E at the Whittington Hospital. To represent the NHS, I have invite... » MORE

CHRIS PHILP: Michael Foot was passionate and principled

When I knock on doors around here, people often say that national politics seem drab and bland. They say too many senior politicians lack passion and principle. What do they really believe in? people ask. This was never a question asked of Michael Foot.... » MORE

CHRIS PHILP: Michael Foot was passionate and principled

When I knock on doors around here, people often say that national politics seem drab and bland. They say too many senior politicians lack passion and principle. What do they really believe in? people ask. This was never a question asked of Michael Foot.... » MORE

CHRIS PHILP: Why the NHS needs radical reform

The NHS has dominated local headlines of late. The Whittingon s A&E is threatened with closure. The Royal Free s physiotherapy department is going out to private tender and its award-winning stroke unit has just ceased emergency treatment. There is talk... » MORE

GLENDA JACKSON: Opposition’s heinous agenda on care plans

What a difference a Dame makes. When the highly-respected Joan Bakewell voiced her opinion on the political fracas over the Government s proposed National Care Strategy, both the political commentariat and the opposition parties re-adjusted their focus. D... » MORE

LYNSEY DE PAUL: Energy drained by Thames Water dispute

Last September, Thames Water sent me a six-monthly bill for £358.82p, double the usual amount. As a matter of principle, I decided to look into this before paying. I telephoned Thames Water and waited an interminable amount of time until someone answered.... » MORE

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