Lynne Featherstone

Lynne is the MP for Hornsey & Wood Green and is the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for International Development.

Her political experience include:

Leader of the Opposition, Haringey Council 1998-2002; Chair, Transport Policy Committee, London Assembly, 2000-2, 2004-5; Shadow Parliamentary Spokesperson for Police, Crime and Disorder, 2005-6; Member of House of Common’s Environmental Audit Select Committee 2005-; London Spokesperson 2005-7.

Parliamentary candidate for Hornsey & Wood Green, 1997 and 2001; MP for Hornsey & Wood Green, 2005-

Local MP visits an urban oasis

February 1st, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

Anaward winning project in Bounds Green, which has transformed a derelictpiece of land into a green community hub, has been praised by local MPLynne Featherstone.TheMP visited Imperial Road, to see how the £140,000 has been invested byhousing group Places for People, and the benefit it has had on lo...

Community cafe ask for help

January 29th, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

I recently visited FoodCycle’s Station House Community Café . They also had celeb Thom from Channel 4’s ‘Three Hungry Boys’ . We were invited there to show our support for FoodCycle and help to reach their £5,000 target on crowdsourcing website PeopleFund.it.The café is based at MIND in Haringey on Sta...

Body Confidence – Huffington Post

January 27th, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

The campaign to push back against the relentless pressure to be a singular perfect shape and size continues. Here is my recent piece on the Government Body Confidence campaign for the Huffington Post....

Haringey Post Offices safe after Liberal Democrat Minister announces Royal Mail deal

January 27th, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

Post Offices in Haringey have been saved from any threats of closure, after Liberal Democrat Business Minister Ed Davey this week announced a deal between Royal Mail and the Post Office.This welcome news, which will help to create a sustainable future for Post Offices across the borough, means that the ...

Local MP meets trainer behind free exercise class initiative

January 23rd, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

Tohear how free exercise classes in Finsbury Park are helping residentsget back in shape after the festive season, Lynne Featherstone MP onFriday met the fitness trainer behindthe initiative.ShamirSidhu, from MoreFit personal training studio, started the weeklyFreeFit training sessions in Finsbury Park...

Representation

January 21st, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

This is my most recent column published in the Ham & High:Our Parliament has come a long way in recent years. In fact, watching ‘The Iron Lady’ with Margaret Thatcher sticking out like a blue female sore thumb amongst the total male greyness of the then chamber – it reminded me of how recently in his...

Council admits to no consultation on fortnightly collections

January 20th, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

Haringey Council did not consult local people on a fundamental change to the way in which rubbish will be collected in the borough, it has emerged. Last week senior officers addressing the Muswell Hill Area Forum admitted that residents were not asked during a borough-wide consultation on the Council’s waste ...

“Sham” consultation ignores residents’ views on Pinkham Way land says Liberal Democrats

January 20th, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

Local Liberal Democrats have branded the re-run of a consultation on a Council strategy a sham after a report published last week showed that the Council has disregarded the responses of many local residents. Despite voicing their strong opposition to the changes which pave the way for the waste plant at...

Lynne Featherstone MP supports big energy week which helps people cut their fuel bills

January 19th, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

Rising fuel bills are stretching household finances and people are looking for ways to save money on their energy bills.Help is at hand through Big Energy Week (16-21 January 2012) which is being run by Citizens Advice – and has received support from local MP Lynne Featherstone.During Big Energy Week you can...

Extra government funds welcome for Haringey’s older residents

January 13th, 2012 by Lynne Featherstone

Services helping Haringey’s older residents to leave hospital earlier and receive better care at home were given a boost last week after the government announced that the borough will receive £630,000 of a £150million funding package aimed at shortening hospital stays this winter.Liberal Democrat pressure i...

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