UK Student Climate Network at Stop The Coup demo at Downing St August 31st 2019
Camden Community Radio met some of the UK Student Climate Network in Whitehall at the #Stopthecoup rally on Downing Street on August 21st.
She asked them why they were on the demo.
Package: Marian Larragy
Voices from the Camden Demo against shut down of Parliament
On Saturday 31st August, hundreds of people gathered in Camden to protest at the proposal that parliament be shut down for 5 weeks, essentially to inhibit elected MPs from stopping a No-Deal Brexit. Hear extracts of what some of the speakers said. ...
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations:
Camden Community Radio compiled clips from most of the speakers as well as short podcasts of individual speakers. Like Sava, we weren’t there early enough to catch everybody but we did hear
Sava Asif, Lazzaro Pietragnoli EU Citizens’ Champion; Seb Dance, MEP Louisa Brewer – Lib Dem Councillor, Liz Wheatley – Branch Secretary, Camden Unison Branch; Labour Campaign for Free Movement
Joan Bakewell and Keir Starmer MP
Package: Marian Larragy
- Petition against shutdown of Parliament
- Demo for Free Movement of Migrants
- Sava Asif
- Lazzaro Pietragnoli EU Citizens’ Champion
- Liz Wheatley – Secretary, Camden Unison Branch
- Seb Dance, MEP
- Louisa Brewer – Lib Dem Councillor
- Labour Campaign for Free Movement
- Joan Bakewell
- Keir Starmer MP
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MP Reactions to Brexit
‘There’s always laughter and banter’ in the House of Commons. So that’s what they’re calling it these days…
On the day seven cabinet and junior ministers resigned over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal bill, CCR’s Alix Hattenstone spoke to Vince Cable, David Lammy and other cross-party MPs to get their reactions.
Package by: Alix Hattenstone
Camden Councillor Angela Mason talks to CCRadio about Universal Credit
Angela Mason, Camden Councillor and lead on matters concerning children and families, talked with Camden Community Radio about her concerns re the roll out of the Government’s policy of Universal Credit to Camden.
All new claims for Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income-based JobSeekers Allowance, Income-related Employment & Support Allowance and working tax credit will be replaced by Universal Credit and claims will have to be made online rather than in person.
In 2019, all Housing benefit claims, excluding those of pensioners are to be replaced by Universal credit. Early rollout of the scheme suggests that it will drive people into deeper poverty and great hardship.
Package: Marian Larragy
Talking Shop: Is Camden one of the best places to live in the country?
In a recent survey, Camden was one of three London boroughs named as one of the best places to live in the country. The study looked at areas across England and ranked them on factors such as economic growth, sustainability and happiness. In this first episode of Talking Shop, Marian, Freddy and Violet discuss whether they agree with the findings.
Talking Shop is a new show from Camden Community Radio which sees members of the station looking at a news story from a local perspective.
Package by Freddy Chick, Marian Larragy and Violet Macdonald.