Putney unemployment falls further

For the first time in recent memory, there are less than a thousand people out of work and claiming benefits in the Putney constituency.

In April 1997 after 18 years of the Tories, the number of people claiming Job Seekers' Allowance in Putney stood at 2,583. In February, the comparable number was 955 - that's a drop of 63%.

And as I've reported previously, to the cynics who suggest that this is just people being switched to other benefits that don't count towards the claimant totals, bear in mind that with Labour new business start-ups in Wandsworth borough (measured by the number of businesses registering for VAT) increased by a quarter in the ten years since 1997.

Britain - and London - are better with Labour. Don't let the Tories wreck it.