It's been a while since my last post. I resigned as a Havering councillor back in January - this was for personal reasons, including family (a question of time and the need to be on the other side of London) and altered work commitments with a new job.Putney (pictured) is home. Part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, it's closer in to the centre of London - although in fact my commute into the City was quicker and easier from, say, Romford or Upminster. Cycling to work, though, has become more of an option and I've found that the journey time is not much different from public transport (and I'm unfit!) and is often more pleasant. Richmond Park is just around the corner, and many other green spaces, although Havering, being on the edge of London, had the advantage of being closer to real countryside.
I haven't got involved in Wandsworth politics - mainly the time factor but also because I've been something of a floating voter. The Conservatives, for me, generally have the right instincts on the role of the state, but at the recent elections I went for the Lib Dems - principally because of the need for electoral reform but also other issues. The Con-Lib coalition (or whatever we are calling it) seems to be a good election result.
