From 9am until 1pm I do my surgery at Wood Green Library. I could truly weep over the housing situation in Haringey. 17,000 people on the housing register and only 349 homes built last year by housing associations.

There is more building going on now and proposals in – particularly in the Wood Green area. But despite Livingstone’s promises, the majority are poorly designed and use the crappiest materials. Lowest common denominator stuff. I am sick of Ken’s words not being backed by real delivery on the ground. I support increased good housing proposals around transport hubs – but so often it’s a matter of where is the quality, where is the infrastructure? Nowhere in sight! Unbearable – lives are blighted for decades by this crap. And far too many applications which are totally unsuitable for the areas they are proposed in.

Spend rest of day once again desperately churning out speeches – finish about 9pm. The on Saturday it’s off to Blackpool. Not sure I’ll have access to blog through conference – but if not, will catch up at end of the week.