Monthly Archives: September 2017

A Soapbox and lazy thinking about ‘regeneration’

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Cllr Richard Watts

I had the pleasure of saying a few words on Thursday at the opening of Soapbox, Islington Council’s new youth centre on Old Street. Soapbox is a fantastic new space, enabled by Islington Council’s development of new Council Housing on … Continue reading →

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Islington’s German invasion

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Cllr Richard Watts

Islington was invaded yesterday by fans of FC Cologne, intent on going to the match at the Emirates whether they had tickets in advance or not. It’s rumoured 20,000 Cologne fans travelled for only 3000 away tickets. And they seemed … Continue reading →

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The great Mount Pleasant rip-off

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Cllr Richard Watts

The news that the now privatised Royal Mail Group has sold the Mount Pleasant site to developer Taylor Wimpey for £193 million, a mere 565% of the ‘book value’ of the land, is the latest chapter in a genuine scandal. … Continue reading →

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