Best part of the borough

Just going to leave this here

Atrocious.
From a You Party chat in my manor.
Such hate filled bile has no place in local politics here or anywhere else.
The politics of racism only leads to one place and nobody in London wants to go there.

@tflondon.bsky.social Something has gone badly wrong on the #CenttalLine
Could we have an update please?

I'm on a designated "Quiet Carriage" en route to Clapham Junction which, on SWR trains, seems to mean that only two people are chatting on their phones, one of whom is whispering

From the point of view of Venezuela, the end of the tyrannical Maduro regime is excellent news.
Anyone wishing to mansplain to Venezuelans why all their problems are really caused by evil USA colonialism has a truly American grasp of irony.

The end of the Maduro regime is a fantastic thing for the Venezuelan people

That is an entirely separate question from the legitimacy of whatever Trump has in mind

The only way to peacefully restore democracy is respecting the 2024 election and installing Edmundo González Urrutia as president

Venezuela merece mucho mejor
Un futuro de paz y democracia para todos

Woodford Town will play AFC Wimbledon from EFL League One

Come down to Ashtons to cheer on the Woods on 21st January

It's possibly the biggest game in the club's history - although TBF some fans may think winning the 1988 FA Cup was a fairly big deal too
@afcwimbledon1889.bsky.social

A happy Christmas to all. But if you don't celebrate, especially if you choose not to, don't let any tinsel-waving, turkey-gobbling pillock make you feel that you're the one behaving weirdly

A lovely atmosphere as our Woodford community came together to light the menorah. A very happy and peaceful Hanukkah to everyone celebrating; chag hanukkah sameach

Around the world, anti-Jewish hate is growing. In Bondi, we see the tragic results | Dave Rich After the latest in a series of deadly attacks on the global Jewish community, Jews are angry. And we have good reason to be, says Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust

"Is there a connection between this embrace of a call for death in the name of Palestinian rights, and people inflicting actual death apparently in the name of the same cause? As soon as you ask the question, the answer seems obvious." @daverich1.bsky.social
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Great to see the club and the community coming together to help out.

Come along to watch your local team this Saturday - and bring a few cans for the food bank collection!

Thete'll be homemade mince pies for everyone who donates

Keith's constituency, Havering & Redbridge, voted for a Conservative AM. He isn't that.
His new party, Reform, got one AM from their PR list. Also not Keith.
With this defection, the Assembly no longer reflects parties' London-wide vote share. Time for a by-election.

@londonassembly.bsky.social When will Keith Prince stand down? Havering & Redbridge voted for a Conservative AM. He isn't that. Reform got one AM from their PR list. Also not Keith.
With this defection, the Assembly no longer reflects parties' London-wide vote share. Time for a by-election.

Amazing victory for the #Lionesses; doing it the hard way. Inspiring! Football's coming home. Again.
(Note to men's team: penalty practice matters)

Ride Redbridge: London Cycling Festival - London Cycling Campaign London Cycling Festival: Ride Redbridge Community picnic and bike rides to Fairlop Waters Join riders from all over Redbridge for a picnic lunch in Fairlop Waters at midday, as the […]

Ride Redbridge kicks off the London Cycling Festival this Sunday.
It’s a gentle ride on quiet routes. Marshals will lead groups from starting points across the borough, all finishing in Fairlop Waters for a BYO picnic
(There's also a café)
Sign up here:
lcc.org.uk/events/ride-...

As the Mayor to a city of more than one million Catholics, I want to express my sadness, and the sadness of all Londoners, at the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. He was a man of courage and humility who demonstrated how cooperation between faiths was a force for good.

Good thread on the legit frustration people have with local authorities trimming services while increasing council tax

He already owns the lawyers and the voters don't get to school him until 2026

Felipe VI defiende la “legítima defensa” de Ucrania en la inauguración del Mobile en Barcelona Salvador Illa asiste a su primer congreso como presidente de la Generalitat y participa en la bienvenida al monarca que dejaron de realizar Quim Torra y Pere Aragonès

En su discurso, el rey ha vuelto a condenar la invasión rusa de Ucrania: “Las razones para la firme condena y rechazo de tal agresión contraria a la legalidad internacional y la Carta de Naciones Unidas siguen muy vigentes en nuestro país”

Millions in public money has been wasted on these legal challenges and achieved nothing. 3rd runway was approved by parliament and the courts years ago. The only reason it went into deep freeze in 2020 was the pandemic - nothing to do with the expensive lawyers

I was a child on a demo in Hyde Park. There was a flat bed truck loaded with Vox and Marshal amps.
Three skinny guys stepped up. Played the best live music I'd ever heard.
Goodbye Rick Buckler.

Selfie: 5 Redbridge Labour councillors on residential street corner hold up cards with contact details of the South Woodford council members

Calvin Bailey MP selfie with 8 volunteers canvassing residents in South Woodford

Out listening to residents in South Woodford this weekend with Leyton & Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey, leader of Redbridge Council @KamRai.Bsky.social & council colleagues @JoeHehir3.Bsky.social Cllr Saiqa Hussain and Cllr Emma Shepherd-Mallinson. Thanks to all who volunteered!
@labouruk.bsky.social

If I avoid spending money on sandwiches by taking packed lunches to work, does it still count as a saving if I use it to buy a book instead?

Pie in the sky (walker)

Just heard a woodpecker from the Tube platform
Good start to Tuesday

Fantastic to see the new Woodford Police Hub opened in my ward Churchfields today. We promised this when we stood for election to Redbridge council and now it's been delivered! @kamrai.bsky.social @khayerc.bsky.social @SadiqKhanLondon.BlueSky.social @jasathwal.bsky.social

School and mosques vandalised with anti-Muslim graffiti in London "Several incidents of criminal damage" are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police which is treating them as "shocking" hate crimes.

If this isn’t Islamophobia, what is?

We heard loud and clear at our latest inquiry on gendered Islamophobia, the need for a definition.

I note that at the end of the article, it says no arrests have been made.

Tackling an issue, starts with clearly defining it.
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