Paul Convery

Wonderful morning at Cally ward partnership talking with residents & hearing from our valued voluntary and community sector. Always love seeing brilliant Nicky Ludgate from Help On Your Doorstep. Cllrs @paulconvery.bsky.social, Una O'Halloran & I had a lovely time. Thanks to all who joined the fun!

It is also (not deliberately I hope) learned from the Trump playbook: "let's see what happens ..." is regularly Trump's response to many intractable problems or like wars where he says "hey they should stop fighting each other".

And, if Jenrick went to watch Villa in 1986, he was 4 years old.

Tommy Robinson refused to give police phone Pin to protect 'journalistic material' The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.

Like Owen Jones, Yaxley Lennon is not a journalist. Both are political activists with social media presence. That does not give either of them journalism privileges. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musicians pay tribute to Danny Thompson (1939-2025) - UK Jazz News The news broke yesterday of the death of Danny Thompson on Tuesday 23 September. The offical statement says: “Legendary acoustic bass player Danny Thompson died peacefully yesterday at his home in…

Danny Thompson has died. I first saw him play live with John Martyn in 1973. His playing peppers the best recordings for over half a century. ukjazznews.com/musicians-pa...

Me and Mr Jones: Row over ‘doorstep interviews’ as journalist has his pass taken away MP Thornberry labels questioning of her ‘bullying’ with an ‘element of misogyny’

Our normally reliable local paper, Islington Tribune, gets some facts wrong. Owen Jones is not a journalist. He is a political campaigner who writes things and does videos. He also fund raises for poltiical candidates opposed to Labour. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/me-a...

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’ Amid fasting and prayer, terror comes to Crumpsall

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.

Our story about today’s attack.

manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...

Attack at Manchester synagogue – Leader’s statement | Islington Council News The Leader of Islington Council has condemned today’s (Thursday, 2 October) attack outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester.

Islington Council Leader’s statement on today’s atrocity in Manchester. www.islington.media/news/attack-...

Two dead in Manchester synagogue attack, with suspect also believed killed - police The suspect was shot by police, who say his condition cannot be confirmed due to

On any day this would be truly horrific. But today is Yom Kippur. This is a hate crime on an utterly shocking scale. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

That looks like Martineau Rd looking towards Drayton Park, is that right?

Entitled, anti-social behaviour of those Lime users is crap. We all see this. But Council has limited powers. Government is changing the law to require Lime etc to be licensed. Then we can stop this. In the meantime, Islington Cllrs pushing to start seizure of bikes left blocking pavements.

It is perfectly OK to express solidarity with Palestine and opposition to a genocidal war without doing this. Proscribing Palestine Action is foolish and pointless but then so is getting arrested in this performative way.

Andy Burnham is making some serious unforced errors here.

Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high? The official statistics are wildly misleading - I've now made some new estimates that show just how wrong they are

Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high? My new post open.substack.com/pub/inequali... , and also my take on More or Less this morning at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Unimpressed and annoyed. Last time he visited London, Marine Corps Ospreys flew repeated circuits over central London for no obvious practical security reason. Seemed more like a show of force.

I'm afraid your North London rivals have bought all the decent strikers. #AFC

Wake up North London. Trump's bloody helicopters have arrived. But they aren't providing security, they're just making a point.

... and a Council Tax reference number

also a passport number (both short one and the 30 digit version) and, despite having an NHS number, also a hospital number (actually more than one)

I was proud to be there today! This was a tight team. Forwards who attack. Sharp playmakers in midfield. Solid defenders holding the back.

Ashburton Grove, N7. Great expectations were not confounded. Arsenal played some of the best attacking football I’ve seen in a while.

Slight correction: In Islington there is a state funded school, St Mary Magdalene Academy where 10% of its pupils are admitted on an entrance exam which is very similar to the 11+ or common entrance exam used by private schools.

Odd detail: the former tenant says "We have children who were settled in local schools in Islington and coming up for their 11+ exams this autumn". We don't have the 11+ exam in Islington. The ILEA abolished it over 50 years ago.

A tiny detail which is odd: the former tenants said "We have children who were settled in local schools in Islington and coming up for their 11+ exams this autumn".

We don't have the 11+ exam in Islington.

A deceased person's estate isn't a legal person and has no locus to bring a legal action, something else an attorney should know

... also a deceased person's estate is not a legal person and therefore has no locus to bring any legal action, something else that an attorney should know.

BBC Chris Mason desperately abusing statistics here: rate of resignations running at "one per week". Only if you measure it across the last two weeks. He's right these events are extraordinary but he's overdoing the rhetoric here.

Surely "3 strikes and out" has to apply now?

It has happened.