James Powney's Blog

The most popular titles and authors borrowed from UK libraries are now available from the British Library .

Apparently the Liberal Democrats are going to produce their own budget at the Budget setting meeting of Brent Council. That will be the f...

I see Martin Francis has been blogging on Brent Civic Centre once again. This time he is exercising his gift for making everything sound...

I notice that Transforming Brent Libraries ( LINK) is now itself available at the Brent Archive in Willesden Library, which seems appropr...

I see my Transforming Brent Libraries has been "reviewed" by Mike Phipps on Wembley Matters . Sadly, Mike Phipps apppears to h...

A curious insight into what Scots want from a Yes vote comes to me via Eddie Barnes . Some of these majority/plurality option strike me ...

As can be seen below, I have been off this blog for quite a while. I am returning to it because it seems to be a necessity once you publish...

I notice that Cllr Robert Evans (Surrey) has been made an OBE in the King's New Years Honours list. Presumably the absence of a resig...

Transforming Brent Libraries is now available at Queens Park Books at 87 Salusbury Road, NW6. It is also still available online here .

In addition to my new book " Transforming Brent Libraries " I also had a letter published in the Guardian which you read here . I...

I haven't been on this blog for a very long time. I am returning to it now because I have published a book "Transforming Brent Lib...

I have just been reading "Fake Law" by the Secret Barrister. In it he recounts that Harriet Harman as Solicitor General said that...

Boris Johnson's proposal to over ride existing law to implement the Irish backstop is probably the most self defeating tactic he could p...

Why does it not seem to occur to Boris Johnson and his ilk that if he has decided that the EU will cave because the damage from no deal woul...

Yesterday's partial blocking of newspapers exposes how the Extinction Rebellion has been hijacked by people with quite other motives. Th...

I gather it is intended to drop three of the existing Council executive from the new one, which is tough on them but otherwise not noteworth...

Brent Council Audit Committee will shortly meet and find that Brent has a General reserve of about £15 million. Grant Thorton believes that ...

I notice that various runners and riders in the Brent Labour Group elections have been made public. Nothing substantial is likely to change ...

I am told that Harlesden and Kingsbury Libraries have reopened, although I have been to them myself. I hope all Brent libraries extend their...

I have just been reading today's Sunday Times on the 2019 election, and it is the weirdest account I have ever read. The Corbyn's ha...