Leader’s Notes

11 Nov 2016

Cinema: Happy ending we were hoping for

Since I became leader of the council in May 2010 I have looked out of my office window and seen the depressing sight of …

21 Oct 2016

Helping the Calais ‘jungle’ children

In August, I visited the refugee camp in Calais that is often referred to as ‘the jungle’. As you can see from the video …

11 Aug 2016

Ealing says welcome

As a borough, everyone in Ealing should be proud of its diversity; of its long history of providing a home to people from across …

26 May 2016

The emerging ‘capital’ of west London?

With the arrival of Crossrail (the Elizabeth Line) in 2019, Ealing will become one of the best connected London suburbs; and Property Week recently …

25 Feb 2016

Why we have frozen council tax again

This month Ealing Council agreed to freeze council tax again for the eighth consecutive year – something that, to be frank, I did not …

17 Feb 2016

A Living Wage borough

This week (Tuesday, 16 February), the council’s cabinet approved plans for a scheme to encourage local firms to pay their employees the London Living …

24 Nov 2015

Ready to take a seat

I am delighted that we will finally have a new cinema in Ealing after more than seven years of waiting. It is exciting when …

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