Author: Miranda

A More Colourful Drive Time

Being interviewed by Henry Bonsu on Colourful Radio's Drivetime show

On Friday, after a hard day at work, I caught the train down to Battersea, to take part in radio presenter Henry Bonsu’s drivetime show on new station ‘Colourful Radio’.

Colourful is a new national digital talk, cross-cultural radio station. Launched on 30 May 2006, the station’s format is a rich mix of news, current affairs and journalism, agenda-setting coverage, short documentaries, drama, panel discussions, phone-ins and a liberal sprinkling of music. The station airs on the Sky Digital platform Channel 0194. It can also be heard online at www.colourfulradio.com and across the Colourful Network websites Continue reading “A More Colourful Drive Time”

Supporting Migrant Workers at TUC Congress 2006

At Congress 2006 with TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber

With Brendan Barber, Head of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), earlier this week, at this year’s annual TUC Conference (“Congress”) in Brighton.

I love going to Congress. It always reminds me why I believe so strongly in the unions’ core values of solidarity, equality, community and social justice Continue reading “Supporting Migrant Workers at TUC Congress 2006”

Networking with Our Safer Neighbourboods Teams

Waltham Forest's Safer Neighbourhood Teams mingle with the borough's councillors

Congratulations to Cllr Afzal Akram, Waltham Forest council’s Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Member for Lea Bridge ward, for hosting an excellent “networking evening”, on Tuesday, for the borough’s local councillors and Sergeants, Police Constables and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from our Safer Neighbourhood Teams Continue reading “Networking with Our Safer Neighbourboods Teams”