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Sixty-Four Years On Your Side \"Auto-generated : southallstories.uk

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The Meeting that Ended Local Democracy in Southall \"People : southallstories.uk

","summary":"How the panic of July 2019 prompted the cancellation of ward forums, councillor surgeries, and election hustings.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/05/06/the-meeting-that-ended-local/","date_published":"2026-05-06T16:44:53+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"16:44","date_timestamp":1778085893,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89710138","content_html":"

It Takes Two to Tango: southallstories.uk

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The Drugs Don't Work: southallstories.uk

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My @SouthallStories piece has been picked up by @thecanaryuk.

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Cactuses Never Die \"Yousef\"Old\"Yousef : southallstories.uk

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Cactuses Never Die \"Yousef\"Old\"Yousef : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Yousef Qandeel holds the keys to his home in a village that no longer exists. He is standing for election in Greenford Broadway on 7 May. This is his story — and Ealing’s.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/05/03/cactuses-never-die/","date_published":"2026-05-03T22:52:46+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-03 22:52","date_timestamp":1777848766,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89449753","content_html":"

The Smell of Success \"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Peter Mason has been shortlisted for Labour Councillor of the Year. Southall Stories investigates his credentials.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/05/02/the-smell-of-success/","date_published":"2026-05-02T13:18:51+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 13:18","date_timestamp":1777727931,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89406119","content_html":"

Back to the Future \"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated : southallstories.uk

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This Is Our Home. It's a Tip. southallstories.uk

","summary":"Ealing’s fly-tipping crisis is out of control and Labour’s numbers don’t add up.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/30/this-is-our-home-its/","date_published":"2026-04-30T10:13:27+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 10:13","date_timestamp":1777544007,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89279173","content_html":"

When is a Hustings not a Hustings? \"Ealing\"St\"Ealing : southallstories.uk

","summary":"When West London Citizens says so.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/30/when-is-a-hustings-not/","date_published":"2026-04-29T23:13:23+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 23:13","date_timestamp":1777504403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89165543","content_html":"

\"This Place Has Turned Into a Bloody Slum\": Southall Wards Meeting with ECI candidates \"An\"Auto-generated\"People : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Ealing Community Independents' Southall Wards Engagement Evening highlighted local grievances and called for community empowerment in response to ineffective governance by the Labour Council.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/28/this-place-has-turned-into/","date_published":"2026-04-28T12:21:52+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 12:21","date_timestamp":1777378912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88958633","content_html":"

When \"deport six million\" becomes mainstream: what Ealing Labour won't tell you \"Your : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Ealing Labour condemns local Tory fascism, but Labour enabled the National Front in the town where Blair Peach was murdered for joining community resistance","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/24/when-deport-six-million-becomes/","date_published":"2026-04-24T21:48:40+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 21:48","date_timestamp":1777067320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88921060","content_html":"

First They Came for the Socialists \"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Then They Came for the Loyalists","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/24/first-they-came-for-the/","date_published":"2026-04-24T11:45:22+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 11:45","date_timestamp":1777031122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88876047","content_html":"

Canvassing with Minni Dogra: A Councillor in All But Name \"Ealing\"Auto-generated : southallstories.uk

","summary":"Southall Stories joins Ealing Community Independents candidate Minni Dogra on the campaign trail in Southall Green — and passes the house where a sitting Labour cabinet member ran an illegal food business for the better part of a decade.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/23/canvassing-with-minni-dogra-a/","date_published":"2026-04-23T19:27:40+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 19:27","date_timestamp":1776972460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88703944","content_html":"

\"You Never Forget the Smell of Damp\": Peter Mason's Housing Record in His Own Words: southallstories.uk

","summary":"Peter Mason frequently discusses his challenging childhood housing experiences while facing scrutiny over Ealing Council’s ongoing housing failures under his leadership.","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/21/you-never-forget-the-smell/","date_published":"2026-04-21T13:05:11+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 13:05","date_timestamp":1776776711,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88380693","content_html":"

🥕🌿 Spiced Honey-Carrot & Coriander Soup recipe.

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@andyc hmm… Yeah, I use NotebookLM a fair bit. That’s presumably why I now have zero followers. It’s not really a self-hosted LLM, though, is it?

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Google Desktop? I had to look that up. I’d forgotten all about that. Sounds more like Google Gemini now.

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Apocalypse Now Then: davidmarsden.info

","summary":"On finishing Dan Davies' Savile biography — and recalling a throwaway 2009 election day post.","url":"https://davidmarsden.info/2026/04/11/apocalypse-now-then.html","date_published":"2026-04-11T14:47:13+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-11 14:47","date_timestamp":1775918833,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87824302","content_html":"

@andyc his mum seems even more interested than him, so she’s conducting pre-emptive research and providing answers whether he asks the questions or not.

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The Magic Faraway Tree: davidmarsden.info

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@Paul yeah, he went on to say that his mum is balder! 🫣 @ghostdancer

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@andyc very!

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On the Bins Again: southallstories.uk

","summary":"After two articles on Ealing’s fly-tipping crisis — “Bangarang” and “Boomerang” — a commenter challenged the central argument: if fortnightly bin collections were really the cause, every borough that made the switch would look the same.\nHere’s what four boroughs, and ten years of Defra data, actuall...","url":"https://southallstories.uk/2026/04/05/on-the-bins-again/","date_published":"2026-04-04T23:02:41+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 23:02","date_timestamp":1775343761,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87601147","content_html":"

Little kid came over to me, sat on my knee and gazed lovingly into my eyes.

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Smiling sweetly at me, he gently stroked my forehead and said:

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You’re even more bald than I thought!

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\n","summary":"","url":"https://davidmarsden.info/2026/04/04/little-kid-came-over-to.html","date_published":"2026-04-04T18:00:10+00:00","author":{"name":"David Marsden","url":"http://davidmarsden.info","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F7092.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"davidmarsden"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 18:00","date_timestamp":1775325610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ndo343a5k2vboqfglleeeuf5/post/3miosvpcisz2z","https://www.threads.com/@david.marsden/post/DWuBNb4llaq"]}},{"id":"87402310","content_html":"

Little kid has been finding, photographing and naming plants at school, so we did a little homework this afternoon.

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He knows what a daisy looks like, but he thought that dandelions were sunflowers. “How does the lion get in?” he asked.

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Pictured: Red Robin. Dark Star. Purple Archangel.

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@andyc how would you go about installing a self-hosted LLM? Asking for a friend.

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I got April Fooled by my 11 year old.

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Apologies for the break in transmission. Last month I went out for a couple of pints with @andyc@mastodon.me.uk and it took me this long to recover.

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What Happened to Southall? southallstories.uk

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Why am I suddenly seeing everyone using the word “revert”?

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@JohnPhilpin yeah, Hanwell, next door to Southall, two of the seven towns - along with Acton, Greenford, Northolt, Perivale and, somewhat confusingly, Ealing (town) - in the borough of Ealing.

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Sadly not me playing or singing. I wrote the lyrics and convinced Suno AI to create the music in the appropriate style and performance.

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@andyc hope you have a great evening!

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@manton I’m on the Premium plan since August and was able to upload a five minute video. Now with the new Studio plan I can only upload videos up to one minute in length? Not a deal-breaker, just checking that is the deal…

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@andyc @jac you can really have some “fun” with Audacity. I particularly enjoyed producing a “Gordon-free” edition of tinap #3, where I removed every trace of our special guest for that episode. Imho, it was just as good quality as it was with Gordon in it, and it was considerably shorter (which is always a blessing for listeners and audio editors alike). Happy 2020s @dick_turpin

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@JohnPhilpin and then there’s the manager who sows chaos, confusion and operational paralysis.

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@2legged he also stitched up the Labour Party membership and internal democracy to ensure that there will never again be anyone capable of doing a better (alternative) job @matt

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@quixote a look of pure terror? @exador23

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@matt hmm… That will teach me to read the profile!

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@matt here he is (in case you didn’t find him already).

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@GeofCox so much easier for politicians to appear to address the problem with “Build, baby, build!” slogans while still effectively transferring wealth to developers, landlords and investors. I wonder what would happen if someone actually attempted to address the structural wealth inequalities…

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@manton no, I meant there don’t appear to be any comments on any of the AI agents’ Moltbook posts.

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@manton no comments?

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@andyc or start a blog. We should meet up for a beer some time.

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@andyc you’re moaning is much more effective than mine.

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@andyc I would write more about how C A F Bank royally fucked up their website “upgrade” but they have people trawling the interwebs for critics who they then contact at work to “discuss”.

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@andyc I dread informing Scottish Widows of any change to my pension contributions. They seem consistently unable to keep or find records of correspondence, or to comprehend the simplest of instructions or requests.

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@clacke /s standardised.

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@clacke /s standardised.

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@matt Zack is winning Twitter with his l33t hipgnosis. Not sure Mastodon is ready?

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@JugglingWithEggs my son’s school arranged an educational visit to meet our MP in Westminster. It was shit!

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