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• Homes for London: #LondonManifesto

  Homes for London is an excellent campaign focused on the London elections calling for a body, like Transport for London, that has responsibility for affordable housing.

   

• Rethinking democracy: Power to the People

  Grenville Mills looks at ways to empower communities in the face of a democratic deficit.   There is an ugly, seamier side to our political administration. We all know it exists but like zombies are meekly accepting it as part of our culture in a frightening Orwellian sense. What I’m talking about […]

   

• Community Energy Masterclass, 31st March

  If you’re considering setting up a renewable energy project in your community, or helping others to set one up, come and meet other people in the same boat. Meet our experts who will take you through the process – from the big ideas to the nitty gritty of making it […]

   

• A child friendly cash point?

  This Barnet hole in the wall is an ideal height for passing dogs or those who like to operate machines with their knees. I passed this cash point a few minutes later and one woman was getting her kids to use it for her. Quite right, teach um young what […]

   

• Where to see “Tale of Two Barnets” in the next few weeks

  A Tale of Two Barnets is a film that seems to be really getting a head of steam. It looks at the divisions in Barnet and the effect of council policy on a range of ordinary people. See Barnet Eye for more details. Tuesday 27th March – 7-9 pm, St. […]

   

• Vacancy: Strategic Litigation Development Officer – Tower Hamlets Law Centre

  Tower Hamlets Law Centre (THLC), an organisation providing free advice and representation to people who face barriers in getting access to legal services is looking to recruit a Strategic Litigation Development Officer. This is a fixed term project of 8 months duration (28 hours a week) which will explore good/ bad […]

   

• Thursday’s London Links: bumper crop

  We have a bumper crop for you today, partly catching up on a couple of day’s missed round-ups. Enjoy! Inside Croydon reports on concerns over Purley’s swimming pool. Downhills school in Haringey has had its governors sacked. Haringey Greens. The Haringey Independent reports that dog owners are spitting chips over […]

   

• Official Launch next Friday

  Big Smoke went online in the second half of November last year so we’re coming up to six months of beavering away in our favourite city. To celebrate our existence, and to make up for the fact we never properly launched the site before hitting the national headlines we’re having […]

   

• The changing face of dogs in London: a vet’s perspective.

  Islington vet, Caroline Allen, writes on the changing face of dogs in London.   I’ve been a vet now for 13 years, 10 of which have been spent in London. Mostly it’s a job I love, but it can be deeply frustrating having to pick up the pieces of some […]

   

• Olympics news round-up

  A quick round-up of the various news stories around the Olympics; In Blackheath the arrival of the games has meant that a homeless man is being evicted from his hole. (update: see comments for correction) London Greens have been crowing over their victory to ensure the official chickens will be […]