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Jon Ball: Ealing Liberal Democrat

Friday, May 10, 2013

All Tory and Labour MPs at Transport Committee meeting back Heathrow expansion - only Lib Dem votes no

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Only Lib Dem MP Adrian Sanders voted against yesterday's Transport Select Committee report which supported expanding Heathrow airport wi...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Ealing Labour reject Lib Dem budget plan to save Day Centres and provide £1m extra for pavements & roads

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Now that Council Tax bills have landed on doormats across the Borough, here's a reminder of the bad choices Ealing's Labour administ...
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Friday, August 26, 2011

My speech about the Ealing Riot

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A couple of people have suggested that the speech I made at last week's special meeting of Ealing Council should be made available t...
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Friday, May 07, 2010

Thank you for a record Lib Dem vote

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I would like to thank the people of Ealing Central & Acton for giving me 13,041 votes in yesterday's General Election.  I believe th...
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Monday, May 03, 2010

Observer says vote Lib Dem in Ealing Central & Acton to keep Tories out

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Following the endorsement by The Guardian and The Observer of the Liberal Democrats nationally, yesterday's Observer published it's ...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Save our A & E!

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My stance on the threats to close our local Accident and Emergency units is straightforward. I completely oppose their closure and I have b...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

"The Lib-Dems would win ... Ealing Central & Acton" - Evening Standard Poll

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Today's Evening Standard reports a local YouGov poll predicting that I am set to win Ealing Central & Acton. Under the headline, ...
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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Making the surge to Nick work locally

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Last nght's canvassing was fantastic. So many people said they'd seen Nick's performance on the debate and were going to vote fo...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Arcadia scheme killed!

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The hugely controversial 26-storey plan for the Arcadia site opposite Ealing Broadway station has finally been rejected. I'm delighted b...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Gunnersbury Park has been saved!

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The concerted campaign by local Lib Dems and residents to save the whole of Gunnersbury Park has been rewarded with a fabulous victory in th...
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Friday, July 31, 2009

Exclusive: Ealing Chief Exec Darra Singh to Quit

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I've heard a rumour from a usually reliable source that Ealing Council's Chief Executive, Darra Singh, is resigning to take up a new...
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Labour Government threaten Ealing Homes cash

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Within the last 24 hours, I've learned that the Government is threaten to withdraw some of the 'Decent Homes' funding it gives C...
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Friday, May 01, 2009

Giving the Gurkha's what they deserve

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I still can't quite believe that the Lib Dem motion on giving fair rights to the Gurkhas defeated the Government this week. A governmen...
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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Crossrail benefits justify Interchange

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A new study by Crossrail this week shows how much the economic benefit of the Crossrail line will be for each area. They reckon the Boroug...
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Arcadia Call-in Latest

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As many of you know, the lamentable decision by Ealing's planning committee to approve the appalling Arcadia scheme has been called in b...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Boris has failed Ealing

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The decision letter signed by Boris yesterday has just winged its way into by inbox. Despite massive local objections, he has failed to use...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Riding on the ghost bus...

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I've been riding on the ghost bus today. It was rather a pleasant journey, meandering through the backroads of west and south London ac...
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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Ealing Broadway's Ghost Bus

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The Times (not the sadly demised Ealing Times) has this amazing story. My reactions are twofold... How dare Labour remove the cross-London ...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Glenkerrin in rent-a-mob swoop on Town Hall

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I heard just before 4pm that there were already people queuing up for tickets to the public gallery for tonight's controversial planning...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Toeing the thin blue line

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Earlier this week, everyone was asking me why I've been hobbling around on crutches, so I thought I'd better tell you as well, dear ...
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