Blogging in Sutton

Good to see the Sutton Guardian today has reported on this and other local Blogs. I hope local residents read them all.

This Blog is not just a personal diary like some of the others. It aims to publish new stories as well analyse other stories in the news. As a result I believe it complements the work of local newspapers rather than competes with them.

In recent months it was the first to break the news on Political Assistants and the future of the Carshalton War Memorial Hospital as well as the involvement of Greenwich Leisure in the replacement contract to SCL.

As well as the work of Sutton Council it also covers the work of our local MP's, the future of our local Hospitals (which it covers in great depth) and the work of our local Police.

I also have an additional Blog for more detailed policy postings called:
http://policy4sutton.blogspot.com

Whilst I am former Labour Councillor, this Blog is not an official Labour Party site. With Sutton Council reduced to just two political parties, the Blog also seeks to create space for a wider range of views on the direction of the Borough through allowing people to comment on postings. I am also happy to enable others to post on my Blog as well and have printed letters from local campaigns. Not all Blogs seek to do this.

For other political Blogs in the borough go to:
Colin Hall: http://colinhallsblogspot.blogspot.com
Richard Bailey: http://readmyday.co.uk/RichardBailey
Tom Brake: http://blog.myspace.com/tombrake
Paul Scully: http://paulscully.blogspot.com