My Shooters Hill action team were out in force last Saturday.  More than 20 of us knocked on doors across the ward and asked residents to share their thoughts on local and national issues.

Unsurprisingly crime and anti-social behaviour, fears about the future of local hospitals and the continued threat of a congestion charge were all mentioned.

Sadly, so was the issue of racism, with a number of residents saying they had seen or heard of incidents of racism, not in their neighbourhood but down the hill in Eltham itself.

My thanks to all those who helped the massive exercise, especially in the biting cold.