Jonathan Myerson



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Full name: Jonathan Myerson

Area of interest: Local Govt. Politics in London; Cricket

Journals: The Guardian

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Website: Guardian.co / Jonathan Myerson

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Biography:
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Career: novelist, playwright and screenwriter Current position: none

Other activities: former Labour local councillor and magistrate

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TV/Radio:
 * The West Wing comes to Downing Street, The Observer, 2nd September 2007
 * John M Morrison: Is Radio 4 sucking up to Number 10? September 11, 2007
 * IMDb

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Awards/Honours: Animated film of The Canterbury Tales nominated for an Oscar in 1999 and won the BAFTA for Best Animated Film as well as four Emmys, see IMDb

Other: Married to novelist Julie Myerson



Books & Debate:

 * Noise OCLC 40360804, 1998
 * Your Father OCLC 43339884, 2000

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The Guardian:

 * column ended 31st May 2006

Column remit: experiences as a Labour councillor in the London borough of Lambeth

Section: Guardian Society

Role: Columnist

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Website: Guardian Society

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Day published: Wednesday

Regularity: Monthly

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Articles:

 * Not politics, just laziness - A record number of speeding tickets are being issued. But don't blame the government - it's just Lazy Human Economics - Tuesday, 5th August 2008
 * Everyone still has their price - Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now explores a world of high finance and low cunning – making it easy to adapt for 2008 - Monday, 16th June 2008
 * Lord's goes global - The 'home of cricket' has started offering branded whisky and gin, but its uniquely morbid logo could, with a little imagination, conquer the world - Friday, 16th May 2008
 * We are really in trouble - Local elections 08: What can Labour do now? Our only hope is that if Boris is put in charge of London it will remind people how bad the Tories are - Friday, 2nd May 2008
 * Town Hall blues - I have just spent four years as a local councillor, and I know that ordinary people do not want more power - May 2007 Prospect
 * Off the mark - With everyone watching, Harmison sprays the first ball of the Ashes wildly wide. Talk about opening night nerves - Thursday, 23rd November 2006
 * Farewell, my fiefdom - Jonathan Myerson wanted to do his civic duty. Now, stepping down after four eventful years as a Labour councillor, he reflects on whether he was able to make a difference - 31st May 2006
 * Testing times for new clout over late night licensing - 26th April 2006
 * How can we help when no one knows why we exist? - 29th March 2006
 * Money for something - Cash makes things happen, and that includes localism - 1st March 2006
 * Property wars are no less bloody for council tenants - 25th January 2006
 * Vain and corrupt, or dull and ineffectual - Councillors are mercilessly stereotyped - but it has always been this way, as a new study shows - 11th January 2006
 * Opening a new school requires friends in very high places - 21st December 2005
 * Scandal that leaves tenants out in the cold - 30th November 2005
 * It takes a big individual to fight life's small battles - 26th October 2005
 * Forget foxes - now it's open season on publicans - We may have banned the hunting of foxes, but this autumn has definitely seen open season on a new quarry: publicans - 28th September 2005
 * Jonathan Myerson discovers noise pollution is a class issue as well as an environmental one - 31st August 2005
 * Jonathan Myerson finds that a house is not always a home when it comes to conservation - 27th July 2005
 * Housing, parking, transport... the end result is always a report - 29th June 2005
 * Jonathan Myerson wonders where all the good people come from - 1st June 2005
 * The 10 best ways to waste a councillor's time - 27th April 2005
 * It's turf war between two voluntary groups, and Jonathan Myerson is in the middle - 30th March 2005
 * Abolish councillors? You would only have to re-invent them - 23rd February 2005
 * Jonathan Myerson wonders why 'sorry' seems to be the hardest word for council officers - 26th January 2005
 * Jonathan Myerson adds an assassin and a megaphone to his Christmas shopping list - 22nd December 2004
 * It's a heartbreaking housing tale - and Jonathan Myerson is desperate for a happy ending - 24th November 2004
 * A horse! A horse! Jonathan Myerson waves a spear in a tragicomical power play - 27th October 2004
 * Jonathan Myerson is cornered by a paucity of bungs, 3,000 drinkers and a big blue tent - 29th September 2004
 * Every vote counts - but you can't please all the people all the time, writes Jonathan Myerson - 25th August 2004
 * The Myerson manifesto - Jonathan Myerson finds the municipal grind of the council chamber is not good for the soul - 8th July 2004
 * The Longest Lambeth Licensing Hearing in Living Memory: Heavy drinking leads to late-night sessions at the town hall - 30th June 2004
 * The canteen of a London hospital is not where you would expect to watch classical ballet - But these performances form part of an innovative programme for mental health patients - 16th June 2004
 * Terriers, tirades and tantrums - It's a tough life on the election trail - 26th May 2004
 * A climate of distrust - Sometimes, the trouble with local politics is the politics - 28th April 2004
 * Making local politics sexy - Pay councillors a decent wage and there would be no problem recruiting - 21st April 2004
 * If we keep asking the people what they want, they'll never get it - 31st March 2004
 * Parking mad - I want to ease my constituents' blue badge blues, but the council is having none of it - 25th February 2004
 *  The World's Most Ungrateful Refugee - Helping a refugee facing abuse goes without saying - but receiving thanks for it does not - 28th January 2004
 * The tenants want action, but the on-site hostel is a worthy cause - 7th January 2004



Links:

 * Wikipedia bio