Monthly Archives: July 2006

mediterranean lamb

Posted on 31 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

I did this recipe for mediterranean lamb this weekend and it was a big hit with the whole family.  My five year old has even started eating salad as a result!

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food miles

Posted on 31 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

Max makes a point about food miles in the comments here: I am very concerned by the air-miles of food and I am trying not to buy any food coming from the other side of the world. Any effort to … Continue reading →

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Lewisham Council – Love Lewisham Pledge Form 2006

Posted on 30 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

  I see (via Andrew Milton) that those of us whow live in Lewisham can win £100 if we sign up to the Love Lewisham Pledge.  As all the things on the list seem to be “a good thing” I’m more than happy to … Continue reading →

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balloons

Posted on 30 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

  Being a bit of a sci-fi nerd this sort of thing appeals to me: The idea of balloons flying low and slow over alien landscapes appeals to researchers like Wolfgang Fink, a physicist and visiting associate at the California Institute … Continue reading →

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all the winners

Posted on 28 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

image0012 Originally uploaded by New Statesman.

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with david miliband

Posted on 28 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

image0002 Originally uploaded by New Statesman.

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photo from the new statesman’s bash

Posted on 28 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

image0017 Originally uploaded by New Statesman.

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cleanest streets

Posted on 28 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

cleanest streets Originally uploaded by Andrew K Brown. When I was a councillor I had a bit of a spat with the Lib Dems about the logo on the high visibility jackets that the council’s street sweepers wear.  (I know … Continue reading →

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blogging and political parties

Posted on 26 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

I get the feeling that political parties haven’t yet worked out if they want to encourage the sort or participative approach to politics that blogging can allow. I’m hardly alone in my thoughts on this. So I was pleased to … Continue reading →

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the mayoral model redux

Posted on 25 July, 2006 by Andrew Brown

My attention has been brought to the guidance that accompanies the Local Government Act 2000.  In particular the regulations that pertain to petitions for new forms of executive: By virtue of regulation 3 of the Regulations that request can be … Continue reading →

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