Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Congratulations to William and Catherine for giving us all such a wonderful day. We wish them a long and happy life together. It was great to see all of the smiling faces, young and old, out on the streets to celebrate. The country needed a tonic to cheer us up. The Royal wedding certainly did the trick.

Mike on cost cutting without damaging public services

Mike has written an article for the Public Service website, detailing why costcutting doesn't have to damage front line services. Mike describes how he successfully transformed the finances and services at Barnet Council during his time as leader. Mike goes on to explain how his approach could bring major savings and reform to national government.

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=16189

Once again, it show just how lucky we are in Finchley to have such an outstanding MP.

Mike catches the public mood with his plans to ban squatting

Mike yet again caught the public mood, speaking about the menace of squatting.

http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/8949321.MP_secures_meeting_over_squatting_problem/

Justice Minister Crispin Blunt is keen to meet Mike to see whether something can be done. It is great to have an MP who cares about the real issues which affect real people.