🎓🌍 A privilege to be at the LSE Fundraising Dinner at Smith Square last night 🎓
Hearing global voices on sustainability, AI, inequality and the political economy reminded me how connected our biggest challenges - and opportunities - really are 🌱🤝
Back at my old stomping ground as part of LSE turning 130 🙌🏾🎓
Proud to be an Emeritus Governor & ex- @cep-lse.bsky.social researcher so great to see fellow alumni Rachel Reeves & @carloscuerpo.bsky.social back on campus talking about fair growth. Classic LSE: relevant & forward-looking 👏🏾
And then some me time - watching Leicester Women playing London City Lionesses in the league cup 🙌🏾💙🦊
Had felt bad for missing last night’s men’s game but think I get some Leicester credit back in the bank for: ✅ new ground CopperJax Community stadium 🏟️ ✅ a rare away win 💪🏾
Early start joining one of our ace Bloomsbury residents (& superstar volunteers!) for a Bloomsbury Festival walk on the history & biodiversity of Brunswick Square Gardens
Loved discovering London’s 2nd oldest plane tree & railings that dodged WW2! 🌳✨ #BloomsburyFestival
Back to bread & butter council work after quite a week with our Bloomsbury ward resident surgery 💪🏾🌹
Given we had a queue on arrival knew it was going to be a busy one but does feel satisfying to help constituents (when we can) with a range of issues 🙏🏾
From meeting Indian High Commission about connecting to Councillors, Culture & Education to the launch of Freedom Friends @indianymcalondon.bsky.social - coming next year about former Camden Councillor & 1st Indian High Commissioner V.K.Krishna Menon 👏🏾
Not gonna get to as many away games with an election campaign to fight (& win 🙏🏾) but have wanted to tick off Swansea (a) off my 92 for a long time 💪🏾💙🦊
Closest we are getting to a European tour for a long time! Nice to get away I suppose 😜 🦊➡️🏴 #SwaLei
Deeply saddened to see our Gandhi statue in Tavistock Square defaced at weekend
As a British Indian Councillor for the patch & as a former resident of the square, I’m proud of Camden Officers for working with the High Commission to get it restored ahead of Gandhi’s birthday anniversary today 👏🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
Labour Conference has reinvigorated me and reminded me why our work matters from London to Leicester: 🌱 Clean energy & green jobs 💚🌹 📚 Education & apprenticeships 🎓🌹 💷 Pride in Place & new towns 🦺🌹
Re-energised & ready to beat Reform and renew the country 💪🏾🌹
Being a Councillor can be tough, but sometimes when the community, council, residents & businesses come together to bring a green space back into public use it all feels worth it 🙌🏾🌹💚
@camdenlabour.bsky.social on your side - this time delivering on the reopening of Crabtree Fields 💪🏾🌹
At last night’s Culture & Environment scrutiny🌱🏛️ we covered: 🌳 Green spaces plan & £12.7m invested 2020-25 ⚖️ Support for equalities & £1.6m distributed for voluntary & community action 🛡️ Responding to ASB concerns @camdenlabour.bsky.social on your side 💪🏾🌹
