Delighted that my colleague Cllr Dave Winskill’s campaign to get a new primary school in Crouch End at the TUC site has at last come to fruition. When the TUC decided to get out of the site we ran a lobbying campaign and petition asking the TUC to not just flog the site to the highest bidder.

Of course – he doesn’t get the credit from the Labour council – but he should. Labour’s planning (or lack of) on school places is appalling – and it happens year on year. We put a new school for Crouch End in our key manifesto pledges three years ago – so good to see Labour forced into action. A cynic might suggest they’ve agreed to stump up some cash now to try to help their prospects in a marginal seat just before the election … well – whatever it takes to get our school!