IF a large-scale council housing programme starts up again in Britain it will largely be due to the efforts of one man, an extraordinary activist from Kentish Town, Alan Walter.
A man who believed to the core – wisely or not – that the efforts of the individual mattered less than those of the collective, Alan shunned any form... > more Post office protests galore but our politicians are failing us- THE latest New Journal featured two eloquent testimonies to the decline of our postal... > more
One-off opportunity for education funding must not be missed - AS a supporter of the campaign for a new secondary school south of Euston Road...> more
Can you help us to provide even more special days?- TEN years ago this year my wife and I set up a charity to help 16- to 40-year-olds living with... > more
Why have faith in education?- THANKS for your article on the expansion plans of Emmanuel Church of England School. > more
Why the scorched-earth policy on tree pruning?- I WAS interested in C Graham’s letter (March 5) about the annual severe pruning of trees in Lady... > more
Will GP upheaval lose us lifesavers?- UNITEDHEALTH who now run the Camden Road Surgery summoned patients to be consulted on how to... > more
A fashion road block - WHAT bright spark decided to hold a fashion show at the Old Dairy in Wakefield Street, WC1 (Mood sours over dairy fashion... > more
Oh Mandy - LORD Mandelson recently accused workers in Lincolnshire... > more
Joan’s bite - IT was interesting to see in Ruth Gorb’s article how busy Dame Joan Bakewell has been recently (March 5). > more
Rude shock at bus stop - RECENTLY I was waiting for a 46 bus in Royal College Street.
Three people like myself had sticks and one man had two. > more
At the flicks - FURTHER to Janet Richardson’s letter (Priced out, March 5), three of us turned up at the Everyman cinema on Haverstock... > more