“Jessica my dear,” the letter begins “Both you and the children have been in my thoughts every day. In three days I will be on my way to England.” Three weeks after penning these words in 1956, Eric Huntley arrived in London by way of steamship, having just been released from a year’s detention in … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2015
David Lammy for mayor?
Council housing openly supported by a Labour MP – I had to do a double take. But it was true. Here was David Lammy giving his backing to the building of more council homes. After all, he grew up in one, he said. “Last year only 40 council homes were built in London. That is … Continue reading