Leader's Notes
Time for setting budgets
In February councils across the country will be setting their budgets for the coming year –including making a decision on...
Christmas message: Here is to a happier new year for our hospitals
I just want to wish all the residents of the London borough of Ealing a very, very happy Christmas and...
Christmas shopping supports our local businesses
It is Small Business Saturday tomorrow (2 December), when the whole country will be encouraged to do their shopping locally. In...
Future Ealing is the way ahead
With less money to spend on services we have no option but to change the way the council works and...
Join the march and rally to save our hospitals
We are about to go on our Save Our Hospitals march through the borough and have a public rally. The...
Fire safety in Ealing after Grenfell Tower tragedy
Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington many Ealing residents, especially those living in high-rise blocks, will understandably...
Social care: Funding crisis needs national solution
In this short video, council leader Julian Bell explains what Ealing Council has been doing to tackle the crisis in...
Hospitals: Disaster waiting to happen
In April, Ealing Council reaffirmed its commitment to campaigning against NHS proposals that would result in our two most local...
Air quality matters
I visited one of the most polluted spots in the borough this week to talk about air quality and what...
Social care funding gap, and council tax
It is critical that we find a way to pay for social care services, whether its home care for the...
Merry Christmas and farewell 2016
2016 will be remembered for all kinds of political change, and the tragedies of Aleppo in Syria and the plight...
Ealing’s long-awaited cinema is on its way
I wrote recently about how pleased I was that Ealing's cinema was finally on its way after many twists and...