Great win for Sally

I don't know how many saw the great news about Sally Gimson's thumping win in the Highgate ward of Camden Council back at the end of September. For those who didn't, click on the title of this post. Sounds to me like it was a deeply unpleasant campaign - but then it would be, wouldn't it, when the main opposition was a LibDem defector.

On the subject of former parliamentary candidates who became great friends of our branch, I have added David Morgan's fascinating Washminster blog to the links.

Branch Speakers and Discussions

The Branch has had a number of excellent speakers at our monthly meetings so far this year.

In February we had a discussion on the merits and de-merits of AV voting, led by Branch member Roger Wood; in March, a lively talk entitled "The Watergate Babies" on American politics was given by David Morgan of Milton Keynes. In April, a sombre discussion on the recent Tory cuts was led by Willy Bach. In June there was a thought provoking session on Climate Change, introduced by David Gair.

Branch members also attended a Constituency meeting in June to discuss the document "Refounding Labour" and send our Branch and Constituency views to the National Executive of the Party.

The Branch has further speakers lined up for Autumn meetings, on aspects of Housing and Education.