Richard Osley

3 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Richard Osley

Tulip Siddiq at her 10-year celebration at the Sheriff Centre in West Hampstead with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, her brother Mohammad and Cllr Sharon HardwickNAZANIN Zaghari-Ratcliffe was among the guests at a packed out party as Tulip Siddiq celebrated 10 years as an MP. Scores of Labour party members at the Sherriff Centre in West Hampstead made up a turnout which her supporters said showed “she’s going nowhere”.

3 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Richard Osley

Labour councillor Anna WrightPARENTS-TO-BE struggling with the cost-of-living crisis are set to be given £500 cash payments. The scheme announced by Camden Council and the North West London NHS Foundation Trust will be piloted for a year and is to due to help up to 800 expecting residents. The Town Hall said it would not dictate how the money should be spent and that would be left to the recipients, but the idea is that it will go towards the costs of preparing for their baby’s arrival.

4 weeks ago | newjournal.substack.com | Richard Osley

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4 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Richard Osley

LONDON is witnessing one of history’s greatest con tricks and the decision we all face is, do we play along with it because it makes the perpetrators so deliriously happy – or call out the lie for what it is? There is no need to be mean about the Tottenham Hotspur supporters who have been celebrating winning the lowly Europa League this week, but they do not help themselves by equating this mild success to being kings of the continent.

1 month ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Richard Osley

CONGRATULATIONS then to Spurs and Ange Postecoglou on winning the ‘Europa League’ – of which the Tottenham manager has referred to repeatedly as a major trophy. And that’s the great thing about life, isn’t it? If it’s major to Ange and the Spurs fans, then major it is!It’s not for us to say that every half-decent team in Europe is thrown into the Champions League these days, leaving these other competitions reserved for low-thrill teams like Rangers, Bodo Glimt and Spurs. Ange says it’s major.