Going live on Raiders FM

Earlier tonight I appeared on the Chris Mitchell "Newsraid" show on local internet station Raiders FM.

I had a great time chatting to Chris: we covered a lot of the issues I've been campaigning hard on in Putney - the state of our streets and fly-tipping; the state of Putney High Street; the housing crisis we're facing locally; the council housing repairs backlog I've highlighted on this blog, the Heathrow consultation, my membership of the London Labour Party and Unite Regional Boards and my football career.

They also have a "reaction" page where listeners posted questions and comments during my interview, so I also fielded questions about how much the Conservatives have changed beneath the gloss of David Cameron's spin; the funding problems Labour has been encountering recently; local crime figures (where a Lambeth resident claimed crime in Roehampton was worse than his borough - actually, it isn't!).

The adage that all politics is local really came through here: and judging from the views that were coming through the Conservative Council really ought to get to grips with the appalling state of our streets if they don't want to pay a severe price at the ballot box.

Raiders is a really useful local radio station and every Wednesday they feature local politicians - especially councillors - from all parties talking about the issues that the station's staff and listeners have identified. My council colleague Leonie Cooper, our area's London Assembly candidate, guested recently. Their website is http://raidersbroadcast.com and if you have a decent internet connection, you can listen from there too.