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Here’s what we know so far about the 2017 General Election in Hertsmere
There will be a General Election. The House of Commons has voted 522 to 13 to approve the Government’s motion for an early General Election and it will take place on 8 June. It was a complete surprise – and not just for electors. When I called the office of our MP Oliver Dowden after…
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Radlett’s EU referendum vote in context
It was, let’s face it, a surprise. As late as the close of polling on Thursday bookmakers were still offering 7/1 on Brexit (that’s a 12.5% probability). The opinion polls weren’t too far off for this vote but still gave Remain a small lead. Our polling district, Hertsmere, voted Leave by a margin of 1.6%…
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EU Referendum – Hertsmere has voted
Leave wins in Hertsmere, by a margin of about 0.9%. And against the backdrop, as I write this at 3.40 a.m., of a bigger vote for Leave than expected. In our Radlett opinion poll, which closed just before the polls opened on Thursday morning, Remain was ahead by about 1.5%. Turnout for the referendum in…
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The Radlett Wire EU referendum poll – the results are in
Our EU referendum opinion poll closed early this morning. You voted – narrowly – in favour of Remain. Now it’s time for the real thing. During the ten days the poll was live, things moved around a lot, though, and both sides had a majority at one point or another. With a sample of 361,…
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How will Radlett vote in the EU referendum?
UPDATE: we closed the poll early this morning, before voting in the referendum began. A total of 361 votes were received. The final results are in the poll box below. It doesn’t matter where you stand on EU membership – everyone is agreed that this may well be the most important vote that any of…
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Everything you need to know about Gefiltefest
Gefiltestfest is seven years old. The quirky festival of Jewish food returns to JW3 in Finchley Road on 26 June. I spoke to the festival’s Lisa Helpern for the low-down. 1. What’s the origin of the festival? Who’s idea was it? It was founded by publisher Michael Leventhal as a charity to explore Jewish heritage…
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Police and crime commissioner – no surprises but a big increase in turn-out
Conservative David Lloyd has been re-elected. Most people don’t know who their Police Commissioner is and surveys have shown that many have no idea what they do. Something’s obviously changed in Hertfordshire, though, because turn-out for the vote more than doubled, from a disastrous 14.5% in 2012 to an almost creditable 29% this year –…
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Your MP voted against admitting 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees
Oliver Dowden, Conservative MP for Hertsmere, is loyal. He’s never rebelled against the government, so we shouldn’t be surprised that, on 25 April, he voted against an amendment to the Immigration Bill that would have allowed 3,000 child refugees currently stuck on the Continent entry to the UK. Only five Conservatives voted for the amendment:…
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A concert in support of local charity Watford Refugees
This is going to be fun – four brilliant local acts at the Attico Cafe in central Watford. There are still some tickets available. Buy online now. And the concert supports the vital work of Watford Refugees.