The Honeyball Buzz
Blog URL http://thehoneyballbuzz.com/
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags London, Politics, European Parliament, Mary Honeyball, Labour, Gender Issues, London
A blog about my work in the European Parliament as a Labour MEP, as well as my thoughts on the issues of the day, especially women's issues and issues surronding London.
Latest Blog Posts
- “First Family” by David Baldacci on Nov 22, 2009 in Labour Party
Hard on the heels of Ian Rankin’s excellent The Complaints, I decided to have a go at an American “cop” novel. First Family had the added bonus (or so I thought) of being the first Baldacci I have read. I was at the beginnin...
- Bloomsbury Ward Stall on Nov 21, 2009 in Labour Party Camden Council Frank Dobson Holborn and St Pancras constitutncy Milena Nuti Penny Abraham
Elected on a regional basis and therefore covering the whole of London, it’s not often I get the opportunity to do campaigning in my own ward. I did manage it today and spent some time at the stall in Goodge Street, just over the road fro...
- A Good Day for Europe on Nov 20, 2009 in Labour Party Cathy Ashton europe Herman van Rompuy High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy President of the Council of Ministers Tony Blair
So we now have a result. Mr Van Rompuy was in the end not much of a surprise. He will, I am sure, do a competent job and be respected by his fellow heads of government. Cathy Ashton was, it has to be said, less of a surprise to those of us involv...
- Croydon Labour Parties Gala Dinner on Nov 19, 2009 in Labour Party Alan Johnson Croydon Council Gerry Ryan Jane Avis Malcolm Wicks Val Shawcross
I was delighted to go to the Croydon Labour Parties Gala Dinner yesterday evening. Held at the Hilton Hotel in Croydon it was, as ever, a delightful occasion, a chance to catch up with old friends and enjoy a really good evening. Thanks to Tim G...
- Crunch Day for Europe President on Nov 18, 2009 in Labour Party belgium EPP European Council of Ministers european parliament Herman van Rompuy High Representative for Foreign Affairs Holland Jean-Claude Junker Luxembourg Peter Balkenende President of the Council of Ministers Socialist and Democrat Group Tony Blair
This is it. All will be decided later today or perhaps tomorrow if the deliberations in the European Council of Ministers about the position of President of the Council and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs continue late into the next day...
- Mushtaq Qureshi – a remarkable man on Nov 17, 2009 in Labour Party GLA Murad Qureshi Mushtaq Qureshi Papya Qureshi Westminster Council
It was a sad day when Mushtaq Qureshi passed away at the end of last month. Mushtaq was one of those truly great people who spent his life working for others – for the Labour Party, for the Bangladeshi community of which he was such a p...
- Iranian Woman sentenced to Death by Stoning on Nov 16, 2009 in Labour Party Amnesty International Kobra Babaei
Kobra Babaei, an Iranian woman, is feared to be at imminent risk of stoning to death after her husband Rahim Mohammadi was hanged for “sodomy” on 5 October. According to an interview given by the couple’s lawyer Mohamad Mostafaei, earlier...
