Motion against CETA was passed unanimously at Lewisham Council last Wednesday. Thank you to Telegraph Hill resident David Margolies for suggesting it. Click HERE for the motion. Click HERE for what I said. #CETA

Tideway has issued a call for local artists to apply for an opportunity to create a large-scale piece of art for hoarding around the Deptford Church Street site in Lewisham with local children. The collaborative project will involve a series of workshops with a group of pupils from St Joseph’s RC Primary School, which will take on the theme of ‘identity’. Tideway welcomes applications from artists working in all disciplines, though given the nature of commission, experience of working with schools or community groups is a requirement. Tideway especially encourages applications from artists based in Lewisham or with a good knowledge of the Deptford area and its community. The successful ar

Tonight at Lewisham Full Council, I will be proposing a motion brought to me by David Margolies, from Telegraph Hill. This motion reads: "Lewisham Council previously voted unanimously against TTIP (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), a clone of the moribund TTIP, comes before the European Parliament for a yes or no vote in early February (1st or 2nd but possibly delayed until the 14th). CETA, like TTIP’s hated ISDS (Investor State Dispute Settlement would allow corporations to sue governments under its Investment Court System(ICS) if they feel the profits they anticipate are hindered by regulation, even if that regulatio