Full statement—Stroud Green Councillor resigns from the Labour Party

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton 11 hours ago

Thanks, Clive, for posting this as public information. I agree with every point made by Alexandra Worrell. I especially agree with her about the threat to Britain by the Far Right. I think that she might also agree with my  assessment of the threat posed by the genocidal state of Israel. These are dangerous times for many other reasons. We need to find ways and try to work together politically to tackle the crises faced by our city, our country and the wider world.

I don't think I've met Alex Worrell and I regret that. Regret too that she did not write and circulate her letter widely and well before now.

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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter 4 hours ago

Alan, I agree with practically all Councillor Worrell's points.

In her listing of disappointments with Kier Starmer's government, I was pleased to see that first in her list, was the watering down and undermining of Labour's climate policies.

At the local level, we see a lack of concern for nature in the repeated hammering of Finsbury Park through commercial exploitation (the local council leader is proud of these deals). This affects residents in three Boroughs.

At the time of the five-year deal with Festival Republic, Alex made a carefully considered submission to the council—it was disregarded of course. She made points under five main headings that I reproduced, beginning here .

And later, posted a two-page statement about another council Event Team client's damage to our park here .

More widely, our local authority lacks meaningful interest in the environment as reflected in their laissez faire transport practice—despite their endless, empty chat.

24 hours after posting, Alex's post on "X" had been viewed more than 47,000 times.

Which suggest it struck a chord.

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