The latest articles written by Nickie Aiken

HEALTH

A huge step forward on ending rough sleeping

By Nickie Aiken | 28 February 2022

By scrapping the Vagrancy Act we are a huge step closer to ending rough sleeping, says the MP who...

LEISURE

Let's back the tourist tax

By Nickie Aiken | 15 October 2019

Cllr Nickie Aiken argues that a modest levy on overnight visitor stays raised locally would go st...

HOMELESSNESS

Support for outreach heroes

By Nickie Aiken | 25 September 2019

Nickie Aiken outlines the key aims of a campaign that seeks to make it easy to donate to a ‘hidde...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No time to waste in boosting early intervention

By Nickie Aiken | 22 July 2019

Cllr Nickie Aiken says early intervention programmes across London are creating higher quality, r...

FINANCE

The problem solvers

By Nickie Aiken | 21 March 2019

Cllr Nickie Aitken says it is time for the sector to stop pleading poverty and start working on s...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Let's call it a day on the phrase 'women's rights!'

By Nickie Aiken | 08 March 2019

On International Women's Day, Leader of Westminster City Council Nickie Aiken - who says she has ...

HEALTH

Walking a tightrope

By Nickie Aiken | 07 November 2012

Nickie Aiken considers the tough job councils have when faced with events such as the Rochdale an...