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MOST politicians, regardless of their party, are good at campaigning.Read

Ray Puddifoot: A stronger position than other local authorities

Statement to the annual meeting of the councilRead

Government brings untold hardships on families

FOR every day since this Tory-led government took office, 625 public service jobs have been axed, bringing untold hardship to countless families.Read

Ray Puddifoot: Seeing long term projects completed

I AM now in my 12th year as leader of Hillingdon Council, and one of the pleasing aspects of being in for so long is to see some long term projects coming towards completion – such as our superb sports and leisure facilities and our library rebuild and refurbish programme.Read

Mo Khursheed: Arrogance of the Conservative administration

LAST year I spoke of the sheer arrogance of the Conservative administration in setting the council’s budget.Read

Chance for 'short-trousered' pundits to speculate

LOOKING back over the past month or so, we have seen unusually high levels of snowfall for the time of year, bringing major roads and motorways to a standstill across the country.Read

Councillor Mo Khursheed: Abuse of democracy

CONSIDERING what happened in the House of Commons, through the abuse of the democratic process by the ConDems in passing legislation a fortnight ago to treble tuition fees - for which they had no electoral mandate - I think it would be appropriate for me to take up from where I left off in my column last month.Read

Councillor Ray Puddifoot: Sqaring the debt of the last government

IT SEEMS that hardly a day goes by without the news featuring the latest effect of the reduction in public expenditure funding. Read

Councillor Mo Khursheed: Students are understandably angry

HILLINGDON is a university borough and proud of its centres of learning, with thousands of students.Read

Cllr Mo Khursheed, Labour: The right of people to be heard

ONE of the valuable aspects of a democracy is the right of people to be heard.Read

Cllr Ray Puddifoot, Conservative: Front-line staff will not bear brunt of cuts

I HAVE, during my 10 years as leader of Hillingdon Council, seen it transformed from a basket case to an excellent council appreciated by its residents, with vastly improved facilities and zero rate council tax increases.Read