You can read my columns and selected speeches about my work below. You can sign up to receive them by email in future on the right. I also write a blog about my work in Haringey and Parliament.

Lynne Featherstone
My blog

2009
The proof is in the pocket [26 Jun 2009]
Why we need more workers in the boardroom [22 Jun 2009]
The European elections [11 Jun 2009]
Judgement Day! [4 Jun 2009]
What's going on at Alexandra Palace? [29 May 2009]
The Equality Bill [7 May 2009]
Lap off! [9 Apr 2009]
Soul food [13 Mar 2009]
Sheer madness [12 Mar 2009]
Where have all the sparrows gone? [11 Mar 2009]
Total Politics: Blogger profile [28 Feb 2009]
Baby P: why we need a public inquiry [21 Feb 2009]
Post Office news - and some of it is good! [12 Feb 2009]
Calling the bluff of the super-salaried [12 Feb 2009]
Civil liberties in a modern context [2 Feb 2009]
Digital Britain isn’t ambitious enough [2 Feb 2009]
Are you a techno wizard? [23 Jan 2009]
Politics and the internet [16 Jan 2009]
ET demonstrated a really human need [15 Jan 2009]
Why the number of female MPs matters [5 Jan 2009]

2008
Christmas Fairy Tale, 2008 [23 Dec 2008]
Queue early for Christmas [5 Dec 2008]
Balls lives up to his name [3 Dec 2008]
How I got interested in politics and why I decided to become an MP [28 Nov 2008]
A litany of failure by Haringey [20 Nov 2008]
Don’t moan about the media – make-up for it instead! [17 Nov 2008]
Haringey Council have failed a child - but who will accept responsibility? [13 Nov 2008]
A retirement scheme for unpopular politicians [11 Nov 2008]
Credit anti-crunch! [6 Nov 2008]
A story with a happy ending: the KFC banners [6 Nov 2008]
The US Presidential election [23 Oct 2008]
If empty bottles had dreams [23 Oct 2008]
Hey Diddle Diddle! [25 Sep 2008]
How to overcome my aversion to lobbyists [23 Sep 2008]
The brittleness of British politics [22 Sep 2008]
What do drama and drill have to do with youth crime? [21 Sep 2008]

Autumn Conference speeches and articles [Sep 2008]
There's always another option for Labour supporters
What do you see when three kids in hoodies walk towards you?
A secular society does not just protect those without faith – it protects those with faith too
Engaging young people through volunteering
Women and the vote
Tackling crime: be effectie, not vindictive

Safety on the Hill [30 Aug 2008]
Parking in Highgate [26 Aug 2008]
Steering young people away from crime [25 Aug 2008]
Taking care of our feet [22 Aug 2008]
The political temperature [31 Jul 2008]
Dads and doughnuts [26 Jul 2008]
Finally - equality for some [11 Jul 2008]
Community spirit [3 Jul 2008]
42 days and counting! [29 Jun 2008]
If I could commission one government IT project [23 Jun 2008]
Don’t let the good guys be the fall guys [5 Jun 2008]
Tap in and tap out: yes please [1 Jun 2008]
Lessons from May's elections [26 May 2008]
Boris wins [8 May 2008]
Olympics and politics [10 Apr 2008]
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [6 Apr 2008]
Are the Liberal Democrats making the most of blogging? [28 Mar 2008]
Local services for local people [13 Mar 2008]
Post Office massacre – call to arms! [4 Mar 2008]
The dilemma of the placebo [14 Feb 2008]
Who should be London's Mayor? [14 Feb 2008]
Highgate Village Heaven [4 Feb 2008]
To fund or not to fund? [18 Jan 2008]
Fix that term: the case for fixed term Parliaments [18 Jan 2008]
A sexist monarchy [11 Jan 2008]
The problem with PMQs [5 Jan 2008]

2007
Christmas Fairy Tale, 2007 [21 Dec 2007]
Policies and personalities [10 Dec 2007]
Plastic – not so fantastic! [10 Dec 2007]
Our international development challenges [28 Nov 2007]
Bullying [22 Nov 2007]
A death sentence for UK's Iraqi employees [22 Nov 2007]
Should MPs blog? [19 Nov 2007]
I am a person! [31 Oct 2007]
The likely lads [25 Oct 2007]
Chris has the cojones [18 Oct 2007]
Why I asked Chris Huhne to run [18 Oct 2007]
Our community’s secret vice [29 Sept 2007]
The pressures on young girls [27 Sep 2007]

Autumn Conference speeches [Sep 2007]
Under ten and under pressure
Making international development a domestic issue
Remember the individuals inside a corporation
Why are so many people unhappy?
Blog of the Year awards
Why housing rules make me angry

Ethical labelling [17 Sep 2007]
Fair funding for Haringey schools [30 Aug 2007]
Corruption is corruption is corruption [15 Aug 2007]
Water, water - not everywhere [11 Aug 2007]
The future of our favourite local businesses [11 Aug 2007]
Am I having a ten week holiday? [2 Aug 2007]
Polyclinics: good, bad or indifferent? [1 Aug 2007]
Together we stand [29 Jul 2007]
It's still the economy, stupid [13 Jul 2007]
The Party's Over! [5 Jul 2007]
It is our business! [4 Jul 2007]
What's next for international development? [14 Jun 2007]
Dark days in Darfur [7 Jun 2007]
Which way for Islam? [3 Jun 2007]
Youf! [30 May 2007]
Seven reasons why your light bulb matters [21 May 2007]
Gordon Brown as PM: good, bad or indifferent? [18 May 2007]
Parkland Walk [10 May 2007]
Going spare: good homes for old computers [4 May 2007]
Darfur: there is no more time for excuses [29 Apr 2007]
A British malaise? [12 Apr 2007]
Education for the girls of the Kalandia Refugee Camp [7 Apr 2007]
Applying the lessons of drink driving to knife crime [4 Apr 2007]
Slavery is not just something of the past [21 Mar 2007]
Teachers without borders [15 Mar 2007]
Dads and doughnuts [8 Mar 2007]
London Region Conference speech [22 Feb 2007]
It's criminal [16 Feb 2007]
Forced marriage [12 Feb 2007]
Power to the people [4 Feb 2007]
The world is my oyster [18 Jan 2007]
Terrorist and Muslim do not equate [12 Jan 2007]
Horse racing at Alexandra Palace [2 Jan 2007]
The year ahead [2 Jan 2007]

2006
Is David Cameron set to be the new Jimmy Carter? [22 Dec 2006]
Christmas Fairy Tale, 2006 [21 Dec 2006]
Don't target the innocent [18 Dec 2006]
Happy Christmas [18 Dec 2006]
Who should elect council group leaders? [15 Dec 2006]
An extra jail place or an extra police officer? It’s your choice [8 Dec 2006]
A Highgate Christmas [6 Dec 2006]
A fingerprint too far [4 Dec 2006]
A peaceful idyll [1 Dec 2006]
Security [24 Nov 2006]
Modesty can be deadly! [20 Nov 2006]
How should liberals fight terrorism? [18 Nov 2006]
Is global warming creeping up on us? [3 Nov 2006]
Policing in Highgate [3 Nov 2006]
Post it! [27 Oct 2006]
Veiled debate [20 Oct 2006]
Is webcasting the political future? [5 Oct 2006]
Bus off! [5 Oct 2006]
Conference season [29 Sep 2006]
Eat books! The future of Muswell Hill Library [28 Sep 2006]

Autumn Conference speeches [Sep 2006]
Tackling crime: Be effective, not vindictive
Meeting the Challenge: the built environment
Britain after Blair: the future of race relations
What future for the Probation Service?
Blog of the Year awards

What do the innocent have to fear from a DNA database? [23 Sep 2006]
Racism may be the cost of speeding up justice [15 Sep 2006]
Why I blog [13 Sep 2006]
ID cards [7 Sep 2006]
Terror [1 Sep 2006]
The war for the hearts and minds [24 Aug 2006]
Highgate police to be based in Highgate! [13 Aug 2006]
Arrogance personified! [12 Aug 2006]
Wedding season [5 Aug 2006]
The blame game [4 Aug 2006]
Developing nicely [7 Jul 2006]
Parking in Muswell Hill [1 Jul 2006]
Kenwood Concerts [1 Jul 2006]
What does Ken have in common with a Republican senator? [23 Jun 2006]
Being dead cool [19 Jun 2006]
What does a white middle-aged woman know anyway? [16 Jun 2006]
The World Cup [9 Jun 2006]
London's local elections [12 May 2006]
Does every deaf child matter? [14 Apr 2006]
The challenges for improving skills within the capital's workforce [14 Apr 2006]
Labour's Education Bill [17 Mar 2006]
Where should police be stationed? [17 Mar 2006]
How (not) to lobby me [4 Mar 2006]
What can we do to make Britain a more liberal society? [3 Mar 2006]
Labour Losing Heart(lands) [17 Feb 2006]
The importance of the economy [10 Feb 2006]
Violent Crime Reduction Bill [19 Jan 2006]
Leadership [19 Jan 2006]

2005
Christmas Fairy Tale, 2005 [23 Dec 2005]
Crima Facie Evidence [25 Nov 2005]
Wanted: one bully pulpit [1 Nov 2005]
Terror [28 Oct 2005]
Housing problems [30 Sep 2005]

Autumn Conference speeches [Sep 2005]
What to do with British towns?
Can the Liberal Democrats be part of a new progressive consensus?
Is the House of Lords our last bastion of freedom?
Life as a political blogger
What does being British mean?

New Orleans [10 Sep 2005]
The first 100 days [13 Aug 2005]
What next for Lib Dem crime policies? [12 Aug 2005]
Outside of the box [5 Aug 2005]
Identity crisis [8 Jul 2005]
House of Commons v GLA [1 Jul 2005]
First days at school [10 Jun 2005]
Goodbye Ken - Hello Tony [13 May 2005]
Flawed terror legislation [18 Mar 2005]
Will slippery Ken wriggle his way out of his latest blunder? [18 Feb 2005]
Yusuf al-Qaradawi [21 Jan 2005]

2004
Another Christmas fairy tale [24 Dec 2004]
Dodgy or what? [26 Nov 2004]
It's voluntary - until they say no [29 Oct 2004]
Parking in London [31 Sep 2004]
American dream [10 Sep 2004]
Summer break [6 Aug 2004]
Stop and search [9 Jul 2004]
Seconds out and counting [11 Jun 2004]
How was it for you? [14 May 2004]
Falling out of love with Ken [22 Apr 2004]
Hump heaven [16 Apr 2004]
Does one hand know what the other is doing? [19 Mar 2004]
In cyberspace, anyone can hear you think [20 Feb 2004]
One Hump or Two? [23 Jan 2004]

2003
A Christmas fairy tale [19 Dec 2003]
Stop and Search [12 Dec 2003]
Night thoughts [21 Nov 2003]
Initiative will put witnesses back in the picture [24 Oct 2003]
Slap in the face [26 Sep 2003]
Fame Academy [29 Aug 2003]
Back row blues [1 Aug 2003]
Do I look like a criminal? [4 Jul 2003]
Heathrow or bust [13 Jun 2003]
Spurned by Ken [16 May 2003]
SARS [18 Apr 2003]
Calling the police [21 Mar 2003]
War? Not in my name [21 Feb 2003]
War on all fronts [24 Jan 2003]

2002
Blame Academy [20 Dec 2002]
Where's the Mayor? [22 Nov 2002]
'Cos I said so [25 Oct 2002]
Kiley stood me up! [27 Sep 2002]
Living la vida loca with the Euro [30 Aug 2002]
Curt or curtsy? [2 Aug 2002]
Who's a naughty boy, then? [5 Jul 2002]
All change for the Tories [17 May 2002]
St. George's Day [12 Apr 2002]
Contracts from hell [15 Mar 2002]
Marking Territory [15 Feb 2002]
Cowardly, cowardly custard! [25 Jan 2002]

2001
I'm right and you're right! [28 Dec 2001]
Gissa Bus! [30 Nov 2001]
Ken shows Labour the way! [2 Nov 2001]
Happy Birthday Ken! [4 May 2001]
The Emperor's new clothes [19 Apr 2001]
Hugging Ken [6 Apr 2001]
Four go to New York [16 Mar 2001]
Blair Witch Project [9 Mar 2001]
Imagine having to inject yourself with CJD [9 Feb 2001]

2000
New Year greetings [31 Dec 2000]
Ken under pressure [1 Dec 2000]
Crushed on the Tube [3 Nov 2000]
Ken invited me to join him in the shower [6 Oct 2000]
Taxi rides [1 Sep 2000]
Fighting crime in London [28 Jul 2000]
What it's like to be followed home [23 Jun 2000]
Off to a new start [2 Jun 2000]