Podcast feedBring It Back
The Bring it Back project gives older members of the Camden community a chance to meet people and showcase their talents with lunchtime singing socials. A visit to the end of season performance revealed stories of human rights activists escaping prison, and a gathering that brings people together from all over the world.
Package by: Violet Macdonald
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Interview with Keir Starmer: Parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party in Holborn and St Pancras
There’s a new Labour Candidate in Town. After more than thirty years as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, Frank Dobson is standing down and the party has chosen Sir Keir Starmer to fight the seat. He’s a Barrister, specialising in Human Rights issues and was Director of Public Prosecutions for five years before leaving the post in 2013. Camden Community Radio caught up with him at Labour’s local office where he spoke about tackling the constituency’s problems, lowering the voting age and how he doesn’t like being called SIR Keir – “It’s Keir” he insists. Our reporter, Ann Carroll, began by asking him what he feels he brings to Camden.
The full list of candidates is:
Natalie Bennett, Green Party
Will Blair, Conservative Party
Jill Fraser, Liberal Democrat Party
Vanessa Helen Hudson, Animal Welfare Party
Shane O’Donnell, Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol
David O’Sullivan, Socialist Equality Party
Maxine Spencer, UK Independence Party
Keir Starmer, Labour Party
Package by: Ann Carroll
Recording: Marian Larragy
- More about Keir Starmer
- Leader of the Opposition
- Interview with Jill Fraser
- Liberal Democrat Party Candidate
- Interview with Natalie Bennett
- Green Party Candidate
- Interview with Will Blair
- Conservative Party Candidate
- AnotherCatherine Carroll interview
- Sharon Sexton as Lisa Minelli
- Back to Camden Community Radio
- Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter
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Camden Newscast - 20th February 2014
Marita Hutson has been looking into food banks in the locality, talking to users of the service and to Dorothea Hackman of the St Pancras food bank.
Freddy Chick discovers that all the earlier supporters of HS2 had been unable to attend the most recent meeting on HS2. Local MP, Frank Dobson set out the range of problems for local people re HS2. Camden Council Leader said that 200 Council homes and a local school would be demolished if the current proceed. Transport for London spoke against the current proposals as did local Stanley Johnson. Political and Legal moves to change the scheme have failed to stop it so far, but the fight goes on. Make your views known using the links on right of this page.
Lousie Morris of Central American Women’s Network brings news of human rights abuses by international firms in Guatamala and Costa Rica where they are failing to follow the law that requires consultation with indigenous communities about use of the land, but governments cannot afford to take them on. Monsanto modifications to plants opposed by 52 countries; forces farmers to buy new seeds each year, Arms firm tries to promote guns on back of concerns for Indian women’s safety! Tunisia’s new Constitution is strong on women’s Rights
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Jazz Legend, Frank Holder talks with Wayne Boucaud
Wayne Boucaud talks to the legendary Frank Holder, who traces the history of his development as a Jazz musician. Now almost 90 years old and still full of musical ambitions, Frank left Georgetown Guyana as a teenager to join the Royal Air Force. Having entertained troops in the War, he got demobbed in the UK where he found an audience for his playing. By the 1950s, he was playing warm up for the likes of Nat King Cole. He has played alongside Johnny Ray, Eatha Kitt, Johnny Dankworth, Lena Horne, Dudley Moore and Cleo Lane, whose singing he finds hard to equal in today’s artists. He recalls that racism meant band members on tour had to ask the audience for help with accommodation. He worked with guitarist, Shane Hill on the album ‘Interpretations’, which includes a selection from each decade and covers the late local artist, Amy Winehouse.
Interview by: Wayne Boucaud
Editing: Wayne Boucaud
Additional editing: Marian Larragy
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Camden Newscast - 2
Camden Community Newscast’ the fortnightly News and Current Affairs podcast from Camden Community Radio brings you the latest news: Jayson Mansaray talks to Frank Dobson MP on boundary changes that wreck important connections between communities and their elected MPs. Councillors Paul Braithwaite and Maya DeSouza are among the local people opposed to plans for a High Speed Rail track through Camden. They tell Fiona Wright why they are against this development; Denise O’Connor says that table tennis is pinging into popularity in Camden and elsewhere. Could this be the recession proof sport? she asks.
Presented by: Jayson Mansaray
Reports: Denise O’Connor, Fiona Wright and Jayson Mansaray
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