Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

A fantastic endorsement of Wandsworth Council, why I got involved in local politics and am a proud member of Wandsworth's cabinet. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wonderful afternoon spent at Little Village HQ with Kate Moon and all the Wonderful LV volunteers. Such a brilliant resource for Tooting/Wandsworth, especially at this time of year. Sadly, needed far too much, but the hard work and donations certainly go a long way in alleviating

NEW: @joannegsusdaw.bsky.social video on the passing of the Employment Rights Bill. "This is the Labour-Union link at its very best. It would not have happened without the collective voice of working people that unions bring to the heart of the Labour Party."

Vile. 50% of the population want to break the football glass window. Surely to be welcomed as we "modern up" and hopefully the other 50% will "man up" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

@bigissue.com seller Polina is in the Christmas spirit outside Sainsbury's at 71-77 #Tooting High Street! You'll find her there every day, 9am-4pm in the run-up to Christmas – swing by to see her for your Christmas copy (cash and card payments available)! 🎄🦌

My oh my!

Four Christmases of change, as Wandsworth Labour make the borough; Clean, green and no longer mean. tootingpaul.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/d...

Congratulations to #Tooting’s Royal Mahal, who were awarded "Best Restaurant 2025" at the prestigious 10th annual Asian Food & Restaurant Awards last week! 🎉 Find Royal Mahal at 32-36 Upper Tooting Rd, SW17 7PD. More info on their website: royalmahal.co.uk

Bernie's Correct ! Corporate Greed Is Stealing Workers Wages......

The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.

So sad. Jimmy Cliff brought reggae to the world through "The Harder they Come." He's fallen now, but will always live in my heart; of a time of excitement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBE...

‘Who looks after our trees?’ Monday 24th November 7.30pm @putneysociety.bsky.social @ticl.me @tootingpaul.bsky.social

🖼️ 🚧The first artwork panels are now up beneath #FalconRoad bridge — a visible shift in the long-criticised #ClaphamJunction underpass. Designs feature local landmarks, lavender, daffodils and bees, with lighting + pigeon-proofing shaped by residents. www.cjag.org/2025/11/19/f... #UrbanDesign

Wonderful day spent at Scrapstore on Wednesday. A real treasure of reclaim/recycle that is such a brilliant resource for so many looking for inspiration. Well done Deborah, Lucy, Trudy, Jen, Gill et al for the great work you do.

Well paid green jobs, are how this economy can modernise and bring spending back to local high streets and neighbourhoods. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hope everyone celebrating, have a great Diwali.

A great addition to outdoor dining in Tooting.

Such a brilliant day at the first year anniversary of Battersea Park Run! Almost 1,000 people participated, not all running, but the conviciality was there for all to see. Really enjoyed being there after 25,000 people had participated over year, with 43,000 finishes.

The first step towards making the New Deal for Working People a reality is delivering the Employment Rights Bill in full – it will be transformative in making work better and more secure. Thanks @charlotte2153.bsky.social! 👷‍♀️📣🛠️✨

With the tragic memory of the Synagogue murders on Thursday, I gave a speech at the tooting Islamic Centre on Visit My Mosque day. tootingpaul.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/v...

Dreadful, we must not allow this hate to spread. There is nothing to support acts like this, continued killing is exactly what must stop and communities must feel safe. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

The next Mega Skip Day takes place from 9am this Saturday 27th September, in 7 locations around #Wandsworth, including #Tooting. More info, including details of what you can bring and when & where the skips will be open, via Wandsworth Council: wandsworth.gov.uk/mega-skip-days #Putney #Battersea

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Awful, awful, awful and we look on.

A complete 50 year disaster. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A quarter of population staving. If it was UK, that would mean 17.5m starving. Can you imagine that? Yet Netanyahu and his disgusting right wing government, are allowed to carry on regardless. The protesters in Israel want him gone and so should we. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

My Speech at Wandsworth Full Council. We cherish our open spaces, so all can use them, in their own way. tootingpaul.wordpress.com/2025/08/02/w...

My Speech at Wandsworth Full Council. We cherish our open spaces, so all can use them, in their own way. tootingpaul.wordpress.com/2025/08/02/w...

Barbaric. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Famine in Gaza, something I thought was consigned to previous centuries, that I learned about from books and family, when I weas very young and was horrified. Now it is happening under the world's eyes. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Congratulations Kerry, All Ireland winners...................again!! LAST 10 MINUTES OF KERRY V DONEGAL 2025 ALL IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL GAA youtu.be/W4xbuOHdnTM?... via @YouTube

Congratulations the incredibly resilient Lionesses, who just wouldn't be beaten. England beat Spain on penalties to retain Euros | Euro 2025 Final highli... youtu.be/B5EaeVxlGLo?... via @YouTube

In a land of plenty, there are children who like this. This is inhumane and we must see action. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Let that sink in for a sec.

1,000 STARVING people estimated killed, while seeking food, a hell on earth. This is 2025, when did civilisation start trekking backwards? Surely now, the rest of the world must act? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Great to be at Springfield Park for the grand opening of facilities and the park. Great to see the London Mayor, MP and Council Leader in their patch and so many of the NHS staff, celebrating.

Terrible tragedy. Poor little girl, thinking of family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lovely day at BATCA's Broadwater Road Funday. Unveiling of blue plaque for Constance Cummings-John, who became a councillor in Sierra Leone at 20 and later Mayor of Freetown, later coming to live at 20, Broadwater Rd in Tooting until her death in 2000, being Burntwood, Boadwater &Fircroft Schools.

Visited the truly impressive, Barn Elms Sports Centre. Tennis, rugby, football, mini-soccer, Gaelic games, beach volleyball, a gym and a council owned rowing club, all here on the banks of the Thames. Would be great to see more facilities, as the borough lacks sports pitches