Wandsworth

And I had some friends who did the race in 2016.

And when they got back, we went to the ship in Wandsworth.

And...

Yeah, had some pints and bet them that I could finish higher up than they did.

It is not really remotely posh.

I drove through Wandsworth a few days ago and was very surprised to see, I mean, you see this a lot now in London anyway, big houses festooned with fake cobwebs, giant spiders.

Outsides of houses have really gone to town.

I remember once, a few years ago, I walked through the Boltons, which is that very she-she street in Chelsea, Kensington.

So, you know, in the interest of Serbia, it remains to be seen how these people form a functional government, whether they will do so, but the The learning lesson here is that these problems that are being suffered en masse can be collectivized, can be a basis of solidarity, can be a basis for people to come together and create some level of change.

And in fact, you know, we had Aydin Dikodem, the councillor from Wandsworth, a Labour councillor, but a good guy nevertheless, on a few weeks ago.

And something to look out for is we will be conducting a session with him on training people for activism in a meaningful way, training people to be community organizers in a meaningful way.

It will be free of charge, but we're going to keep it open initially to people that are paid supporters.

any day after a budget or a spending review because it's very much their meat and drink and we'll have more on that later uh as we go through of course here from the editor-in-chief of city am let's pick up on your views now paul is in seven oaks a trick or treat this pre-halloween budget which is it for you good morning good

morning nick uh i think it's a trick especially on the council tax rises now a council tax cut of 100 and the government is bringing out new formulas um For next April, and it's out there, Westminster, Wandsworth are taking the government to court.

They're Tory councils, I believe.

Hammersmith and Fulham, a well-run Labour council, is quite rare.

And what strikes me most about all this is it's boroughs in the south that are getting hit.

So this is, he's sort of almost setting the country apart, north, east, south.

Wandsworth Borough Council has a conservative, what's called minority administration.

They're taking them to court over the increases, is that what

It basically continues all day, with matches between various teams, including England versus Argentina at 7.30 in the evening.

Over on Channel 4 at 6, it's Kirsty and Phil's Love It or List It this week in Wandsworth.

Into the evening, Casualty has its usual slot on BBC One at 8.20.

If you'd like a film, head over to Channel 4 at 9 for the comedy-drama Wicked Little Letters, followed at 10.55 by the black comedy-horror The Menu, also on Channel 4.