Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Lammy condemns death of Haringey soldier in N.Ireland attack
From Haringey Independent;
Mr Lammy said: "This murderous incident has shocked and saddened the nation and was made even more poignant to me when it became clear a young life from Haringey had been taken.''
"We will not allow these evil few to roll back the gains made in Northern Ireland and I hope these killers will be swiftly caught and brought to justice."
He added his thoughts were with the family and friends of Patrick Azimkar.
Haringey Mayor Councillor Alan Dobbie also offered his sympathy to the young solider's family.
He said: "This is a very sad loss, and I am sure the whole of the borough will join with me in offering our sincere condolences to Patrick's family, and to his friends and colleagues. Our thoughts and prayers are with them."
From the Daily Telegraph;
The son of a Turkish Cypriot father, Mehmet, while his mother, Geraldine, is from Lancashire, the 21-year-old grew up in Wood Green, north London, where he attended Edmonton County School.
It was there that he came to the fore on the football field, playing in a school team which reached an English schools cup final at Villa Park, Birmingham, according to friends. It was from this that he was given a trial at Spurs.
"He was a character, he was funny, he was well mannered but he knew how to joke and he was dedicated to football," said Mete Karim, one of his schoolmates.
Training as a carpenter and joiner, as his military trade, he served with the regiment at Ripon, North Yorks, before having his first spell in Northern Ireland, on a construction task.
Patrick was due to go to Afghanistan.
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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If there were more career opportunities for young men in Tottenham would they still look to the army as a get out card?
Patrick was trained as a carpenter in the army. If more training opportunities were made available within the public & private sector such carpentry skills could be used instead to deal with the chronic need for more housing. At the very least young Tottenham people could be given more training & career choice. Local training for local people for local housing and services. Guess it's just too simply. The UK still wants to sort out problems in faraway lands.
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Permalink Reply by Danzigger on
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I don't think young men, or women for that matter, are short of opportunities. This is London - one of the world's great cities. There are a million ways to earn a living here. Kids may be lacking in vision, ambition, motivation, role-models etc., but they are not short of opportunities.
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I'm thinking more of availability of apprenticeships. Something the government is only now realising they have to encourage more of. They used to be a very common route into training and career. But for some reason the Tory & Labour governments thought it wiser to turn many more young people into graduates, graduates who are now not finding jobs.
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