@rishimadlani.bsky.social
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them.”
Privilege to join the Deputy Mayor of Camden in laying a wreath at the Rangers War Memorial & to read Wilfred Owen poem ‘1914’ on Armistice day 🙏🏾
Privilege to join the Deputy Mayor of Camden in laying a wreath at the Rangers War Memorial & to read Wilfred Owen poem ‘1914’ on Armistice day 🙏🏾
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them.”
Privilege to join the Deputy Mayor of Camden in laying a wreath at the Rangers War Memorial & to read Wilfred Owen poem ‘1914’ on Armistice day 🙏🏾
Privilege to join the Deputy Mayor of Camden in laying a wreath at the Rangers War Memorial & to read Wilfred Owen poem ‘1914’ on Armistice day 🙏🏾
Culture & environment scrutiny last night pushed for a safe, fair & green borough:
🚓 Challenged the Met on visibility, protests & trust
🎭 Championed inclusive culture - local opportunities for young ppl & Pride🏳️🌈
🌳 Our urban forest: 2,971 trees planted; canopy cover at 24.6%
🚓 Challenged the Met on visibility, protests & trust
🎭 Championed inclusive culture - local opportunities for young ppl & Pride🏳️🌈
🌳 Our urban forest: 2,971 trees planted; canopy cover at 24.6%
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Culture & environment scrutiny last night pushed for a safe, fair & green borough:
🚓 Challenged the Met on visibility, protests & trust
🎭 Championed inclusive culture - local opportunities for young ppl & Pride🏳️🌈
🌳 Our urban forest: 2,971 trees planted; canopy cover at 24.6%
🚓 Challenged the Met on visibility, protests & trust
🎭 Championed inclusive culture - local opportunities for young ppl & Pride🏳️🌈
🌳 Our urban forest: 2,971 trees planted; canopy cover at 24.6%
Reposted
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
Wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK since 2010, a study has found.
Users of gas have been among the biggest beneficiaries, the research suggested. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Visited the Bloomsbury-based Wellcome Collection with the Knowledge Quarter this morning - exploring “Thirst: In Search of Freshwater” and how water has always connected people and places 💧
Left with fresh perspectives and great conversations about working together in their 90th year 🙌🏾
Left with fresh perspectives and great conversations about working together in their 90th year 🙌🏾
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Visited the Bloomsbury-based Wellcome Collection with the Knowledge Quarter this morning - exploring “Thirst: In Search of Freshwater” and how water has always connected people and places 💧
Left with fresh perspectives and great conversations about working together in their 90th year 🙌🏾
Left with fresh perspectives and great conversations about working together in their 90th year 🙌🏾
Privilege to be invited by @netzeroappg.bsky.social to speak at Parliament about Sustainable Finance & pensions investments in climate transition 💪🏾💚
Ace panel from @ukfinance.bsky.social, @e3g.bsky.social & the City - excellent questions from the audience & good to be on my fave topic again 💚🌳🛠️💷
Ace panel from @ukfinance.bsky.social, @e3g.bsky.social & the City - excellent questions from the audience & good to be on my fave topic again 💚🌳🛠️💷
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Privilege to be invited by @netzeroappg.bsky.social to speak at Parliament about Sustainable Finance & pensions investments in climate transition 💪🏾💚
Ace panel from @ukfinance.bsky.social, @e3g.bsky.social & the City - excellent questions from the audience & good to be on my fave topic again 💚🌳🛠️💷
Ace panel from @ukfinance.bsky.social, @e3g.bsky.social & the City - excellent questions from the audience & good to be on my fave topic again 💚🌳🛠️💷
Great day speaking to Bloomsbury residents across Fitzrovia - we spoke to many & lots more doors knocked & buzzers buzzed 🙌🏾🌹
Your Bloomsbury ward councillors on your side in sun, rain & cold 💪🏾🌹
Your Bloomsbury ward councillors on your side in sun, rain & cold 💪🏾🌹
October 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Great day speaking to Bloomsbury residents across Fitzrovia - we spoke to many & lots more doors knocked & buzzers buzzed 🙌🏾🌹
Your Bloomsbury ward councillors on your side in sun, rain & cold 💪🏾🌹
Your Bloomsbury ward councillors on your side in sun, rain & cold 💪🏾🌹
All the best views before Millwall (a) 🤩
Looking forward to seeing the Bluearmy descend on London Bridge pre-match 🙌🏾💙🦊
Good @foxespride.bsky.social contingent as part of that 💪🏾🏳️🌈⚽️
Looking forward to seeing the Bluearmy descend on London Bridge pre-match 🙌🏾💙🦊
Good @foxespride.bsky.social contingent as part of that 💪🏾🏳️🌈⚽️
October 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
All the best views before Millwall (a) 🤩
Looking forward to seeing the Bluearmy descend on London Bridge pre-match 🙌🏾💙🦊
Good @foxespride.bsky.social contingent as part of that 💪🏾🏳️🌈⚽️
Looking forward to seeing the Bluearmy descend on London Bridge pre-match 🙌🏾💙🦊
Good @foxespride.bsky.social contingent as part of that 💪🏾🏳️🌈⚽️
🎓🌍 A privilege to be at the LSE Fundraising Dinner at Smith Square last night 🎓
Hearing global voices on sustainability, AI, inequality and the political economy reminded me how connected our biggest challenges - and opportunities - really are 🌱🤝
#LSE #Sustainability #AI
Hearing global voices on sustainability, AI, inequality and the political economy reminded me how connected our biggest challenges - and opportunities - really are 🌱🤝
#LSE #Sustainability #AI
October 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🎓🌍 A privilege to be at the LSE Fundraising Dinner at Smith Square last night 🎓
Hearing global voices on sustainability, AI, inequality and the political economy reminded me how connected our biggest challenges - and opportunities - really are 🌱🤝
#LSE #Sustainability #AI
Hearing global voices on sustainability, AI, inequality and the political economy reminded me how connected our biggest challenges - and opportunities - really are 🌱🤝
#LSE #Sustainability #AI
Back at my old stomping ground as part of LSE turning 130 🙌🏾🎓
Proud to be an Emeritus Governor & ex- @cep-lse.bsky.social researcher so great to see fellow alumni Rachel Reeves & @carloscuerpo.bsky.social back on campus talking about fair growth. Classic LSE: relevant & forward-looking 👏🏾
Proud to be an Emeritus Governor & ex- @cep-lse.bsky.social researcher so great to see fellow alumni Rachel Reeves & @carloscuerpo.bsky.social back on campus talking about fair growth. Classic LSE: relevant & forward-looking 👏🏾
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Back at my old stomping ground as part of LSE turning 130 🙌🏾🎓
Proud to be an Emeritus Governor & ex- @cep-lse.bsky.social researcher so great to see fellow alumni Rachel Reeves & @carloscuerpo.bsky.social back on campus talking about fair growth. Classic LSE: relevant & forward-looking 👏🏾
Proud to be an Emeritus Governor & ex- @cep-lse.bsky.social researcher so great to see fellow alumni Rachel Reeves & @carloscuerpo.bsky.social back on campus talking about fair growth. Classic LSE: relevant & forward-looking 👏🏾
Happy Diwali, Deepavali & Bandhi Chor Divas 🙌🏾🪔
Here’s to light over darkness and good always finding a way 💪🏾✨
Here’s to light over darkness and good always finding a way 💪🏾✨
October 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy Diwali, Deepavali & Bandhi Chor Divas 🙌🏾🪔
Here’s to light over darkness and good always finding a way 💪🏾✨
Here’s to light over darkness and good always finding a way 💪🏾✨
And then some me time - watching Leicester Women playing London City Lionesses in the league cup 🙌🏾💙🦊
Had felt bad for missing last night’s men’s game but think I get some Leicester credit back in the bank for:
✅ new ground CopperJax Community stadium 🏟️
✅ a rare away win 💪🏾
#LCLLei
Had felt bad for missing last night’s men’s game but think I get some Leicester credit back in the bank for:
✅ new ground CopperJax Community stadium 🏟️
✅ a rare away win 💪🏾
#LCLLei
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And then some me time - watching Leicester Women playing London City Lionesses in the league cup 🙌🏾💙🦊
Had felt bad for missing last night’s men’s game but think I get some Leicester credit back in the bank for:
✅ new ground CopperJax Community stadium 🏟️
✅ a rare away win 💪🏾
#LCLLei
Had felt bad for missing last night’s men’s game but think I get some Leicester credit back in the bank for:
✅ new ground CopperJax Community stadium 🏟️
✅ a rare away win 💪🏾
#LCLLei
Early start joining one of our ace Bloomsbury residents (& superstar volunteers!) for a Bloomsbury Festival walk on the history & biodiversity of Brunswick Square Gardens
Loved discovering London’s 2nd oldest plane tree & railings that dodged WW2! 🌳✨ #BloomsburyFestival
Loved discovering London’s 2nd oldest plane tree & railings that dodged WW2! 🌳✨ #BloomsburyFestival
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Early start joining one of our ace Bloomsbury residents (& superstar volunteers!) for a Bloomsbury Festival walk on the history & biodiversity of Brunswick Square Gardens
Loved discovering London’s 2nd oldest plane tree & railings that dodged WW2! 🌳✨ #BloomsburyFestival
Loved discovering London’s 2nd oldest plane tree & railings that dodged WW2! 🌳✨ #BloomsburyFestival
Back to bread & butter council work after quite a week with our Bloomsbury ward resident surgery 💪🏾🌹
Given we had a queue on arrival knew it was going to be a busy one but does feel satisfying to help constituents (when we can) with a range of issues 🙏🏾
Given we had a queue on arrival knew it was going to be a busy one but does feel satisfying to help constituents (when we can) with a range of issues 🙏🏾
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Back to bread & butter council work after quite a week with our Bloomsbury ward resident surgery 💪🏾🌹
Given we had a queue on arrival knew it was going to be a busy one but does feel satisfying to help constituents (when we can) with a range of issues 🙏🏾
Given we had a queue on arrival knew it was going to be a busy one but does feel satisfying to help constituents (when we can) with a range of issues 🙏🏾
Pleasure to be at the launch of the 19th Bloomsbury Festival 🙌🏾 🎉
Remember the festival launching & delighted to see it continue to thrive & bring together artists & our local community 🫶🏾
Loved the 2D installations in Russell Square & lovely to see so many neighbours 🙌🏾
Remember the festival launching & delighted to see it continue to thrive & bring together artists & our local community 🫶🏾
Loved the 2D installations in Russell Square & lovely to see so many neighbours 🙌🏾
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Pleasure to be at the launch of the 19th Bloomsbury Festival 🙌🏾 🎉
Remember the festival launching & delighted to see it continue to thrive & bring together artists & our local community 🫶🏾
Loved the 2D installations in Russell Square & lovely to see so many neighbours 🙌🏾
Remember the festival launching & delighted to see it continue to thrive & bring together artists & our local community 🫶🏾
Loved the 2D installations in Russell Square & lovely to see so many neighbours 🙌🏾
Been a very Bloomsbury & Indian day 🙌🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
From meeting Indian High Commission about connecting to Councillors, Culture & Education to the launch of Freedom Friends @indianymcalondon.bsky.social - coming next year about former Camden Councillor & 1st Indian High Commissioner V.K.Krishna Menon 👏🏾
From meeting Indian High Commission about connecting to Councillors, Culture & Education to the launch of Freedom Friends @indianymcalondon.bsky.social - coming next year about former Camden Councillor & 1st Indian High Commissioner V.K.Krishna Menon 👏🏾
October 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Been a very Bloomsbury & Indian day 🙌🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
From meeting Indian High Commission about connecting to Councillors, Culture & Education to the launch of Freedom Friends @indianymcalondon.bsky.social - coming next year about former Camden Councillor & 1st Indian High Commissioner V.K.Krishna Menon 👏🏾
From meeting Indian High Commission about connecting to Councillors, Culture & Education to the launch of Freedom Friends @indianymcalondon.bsky.social - coming next year about former Camden Councillor & 1st Indian High Commissioner V.K.Krishna Menon 👏🏾
Great to be at the @lgalabour.bsky.social deputy leader hustings - fantastically chaired by @bevcraig.bsky.social 👏🏾🌹
Really inspiring to hear from two incredible women vying for the deputy leadership 💪🏾🌹
Lovely to see a number of my hard-working pals in local govt in the room & on screen 🤩
Really inspiring to hear from two incredible women vying for the deputy leadership 💪🏾🌹
Lovely to see a number of my hard-working pals in local govt in the room & on screen 🤩
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Great to be at the @lgalabour.bsky.social deputy leader hustings - fantastically chaired by @bevcraig.bsky.social 👏🏾🌹
Really inspiring to hear from two incredible women vying for the deputy leadership 💪🏾🌹
Lovely to see a number of my hard-working pals in local govt in the room & on screen 🤩
Really inspiring to hear from two incredible women vying for the deputy leadership 💪🏾🌹
Lovely to see a number of my hard-working pals in local govt in the room & on screen 🤩
Not gonna get to as many away games with an election campaign to fight (& win 🙏🏾) but have wanted to tick off Swansea (a) off my 92 for a long time 💪🏾💙🦊
Closest we are getting to a European tour for a long time! Nice to get away I suppose 😜 🦊➡️🏴 #SwaLei
Closest we are getting to a European tour for a long time! Nice to get away I suppose 😜 🦊➡️🏴 #SwaLei
October 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Not gonna get to as many away games with an election campaign to fight (& win 🙏🏾) but have wanted to tick off Swansea (a) off my 92 for a long time 💪🏾💙🦊
Closest we are getting to a European tour for a long time! Nice to get away I suppose 😜 🦊➡️🏴 #SwaLei
Closest we are getting to a European tour for a long time! Nice to get away I suppose 😜 🦊➡️🏴 #SwaLei
Deeply saddened to see our Gandhi statue in Tavistock Square defaced at weekend
As a British Indian Councillor for the patch & as a former resident of the square, I’m proud of Camden Officers for working with the High Commission to get it restored ahead of Gandhi’s birthday anniversary today 👏🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
As a British Indian Councillor for the patch & as a former resident of the square, I’m proud of Camden Officers for working with the High Commission to get it restored ahead of Gandhi’s birthday anniversary today 👏🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
October 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Deeply saddened to see our Gandhi statue in Tavistock Square defaced at weekend
As a British Indian Councillor for the patch & as a former resident of the square, I’m proud of Camden Officers for working with the High Commission to get it restored ahead of Gandhi’s birthday anniversary today 👏🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
As a British Indian Councillor for the patch & as a former resident of the square, I’m proud of Camden Officers for working with the High Commission to get it restored ahead of Gandhi’s birthday anniversary today 👏🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
Labour Conference has reinvigorated me and reminded me why our work matters from London to Leicester:
🌱 Clean energy & green jobs 💚🌹
📚 Education & apprenticeships 🎓🌹
💷 Pride in Place & new towns 🦺🌹
Re-energised & ready to beat Reform and renew the country 💪🏾🌹
🌱 Clean energy & green jobs 💚🌹
📚 Education & apprenticeships 🎓🌹
💷 Pride in Place & new towns 🦺🌹
Re-energised & ready to beat Reform and renew the country 💪🏾🌹
October 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Labour Conference has reinvigorated me and reminded me why our work matters from London to Leicester:
🌱 Clean energy & green jobs 💚🌹
📚 Education & apprenticeships 🎓🌹
💷 Pride in Place & new towns 🦺🌹
Re-energised & ready to beat Reform and renew the country 💪🏾🌹
🌱 Clean energy & green jobs 💚🌹
📚 Education & apprenticeships 🎓🌹
💷 Pride in Place & new towns 🦺🌹
Re-energised & ready to beat Reform and renew the country 💪🏾🌹
And just over 12 hours later… another train via Euston, this time to Liverpool for #Lab25 🙌🏾🌹
London ➡️ Liverpool
Train journey made more enjoyable by bumping into & catching up with friends & Govt ministers (plus some who are both!) 💪🏾🌹
London ➡️ Liverpool
Train journey made more enjoyable by bumping into & catching up with friends & Govt ministers (plus some who are both!) 💪🏾🌹
September 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And just over 12 hours later… another train via Euston, this time to Liverpool for #Lab25 🙌🏾🌹
London ➡️ Liverpool
Train journey made more enjoyable by bumping into & catching up with friends & Govt ministers (plus some who are both!) 💪🏾🌹
London ➡️ Liverpool
Train journey made more enjoyable by bumping into & catching up with friends & Govt ministers (plus some who are both!) 💪🏾🌹
From Fans For Diversity at Arsenal ➡️ West Brom… via Brum - to watch Leicester City under the lights 💪🏾🦊💙 #WBALei
Great to see so many groups from @prideinfootball.bsky.social this morning - great to see collaboration from London to Leicester 🙌🏾⚽️🏳️🌈
Life of a football fan 😂
Great to see so many groups from @prideinfootball.bsky.social this morning - great to see collaboration from London to Leicester 🙌🏾⚽️🏳️🌈
Life of a football fan 😂
September 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
From Fans For Diversity at Arsenal ➡️ West Brom… via Brum - to watch Leicester City under the lights 💪🏾🦊💙 #WBALei
Great to see so many groups from @prideinfootball.bsky.social this morning - great to see collaboration from London to Leicester 🙌🏾⚽️🏳️🌈
Life of a football fan 😂
Great to see so many groups from @prideinfootball.bsky.social this morning - great to see collaboration from London to Leicester 🙌🏾⚽️🏳️🌈
Life of a football fan 😂
🌈 Glad to have my written Q about Pride + what more we can do to keep our borough hate-free in today’s agenda
Great work on Pride on the Square, @prideinlondon.bsky.social + making space for LGBTQ+ voices
Gutted we didn’t get to my oral Q on South Asian Heritage Month & how it can help unite
Great work on Pride on the Square, @prideinlondon.bsky.social + making space for LGBTQ+ voices
Gutted we didn’t get to my oral Q on South Asian Heritage Month & how it can help unite
September 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🌈 Glad to have my written Q about Pride + what more we can do to keep our borough hate-free in today’s agenda
Great work on Pride on the Square, @prideinlondon.bsky.social + making space for LGBTQ+ voices
Gutted we didn’t get to my oral Q on South Asian Heritage Month & how it can help unite
Great work on Pride on the Square, @prideinlondon.bsky.social + making space for LGBTQ+ voices
Gutted we didn’t get to my oral Q on South Asian Heritage Month & how it can help unite
Great to contribute to Camden’s circular economy debate tonight ♻️
Insights from @relondon.bsky.social, Restart Project, Fixing Factory, Think & Do Camden & more:
🔧 Repair vouchers + community hubs
📦 500+ small biz tackling waste
🌍 From “Black Friday” ➡️ “Green Friday”
💪🏾💚
Insights from @relondon.bsky.social, Restart Project, Fixing Factory, Think & Do Camden & more:
🔧 Repair vouchers + community hubs
📦 500+ small biz tackling waste
🌍 From “Black Friday” ➡️ “Green Friday”
💪🏾💚
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Great to contribute to Camden’s circular economy debate tonight ♻️
Insights from @relondon.bsky.social, Restart Project, Fixing Factory, Think & Do Camden & more:
🔧 Repair vouchers + community hubs
📦 500+ small biz tackling waste
🌍 From “Black Friday” ➡️ “Green Friday”
💪🏾💚
Insights from @relondon.bsky.social, Restart Project, Fixing Factory, Think & Do Camden & more:
🔧 Repair vouchers + community hubs
📦 500+ small biz tackling waste
🌍 From “Black Friday” ➡️ “Green Friday”
💪🏾💚
🚛⚡ Had a chance to check out 1 of Camden’s new 14 electric recycling trucks ahead of tonight’s full council meeting
Cleaner, quieter, & cutting fossil fuel reliance - plus the drivers love them too 💪🏾💚 #CleanAir #ClimateAction #Camden
Cleaner, quieter, & cutting fossil fuel reliance - plus the drivers love them too 💪🏾💚 #CleanAir #ClimateAction #Camden
September 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🚛⚡ Had a chance to check out 1 of Camden’s new 14 electric recycling trucks ahead of tonight’s full council meeting
Cleaner, quieter, & cutting fossil fuel reliance - plus the drivers love them too 💪🏾💚 #CleanAir #ClimateAction #Camden
Cleaner, quieter, & cutting fossil fuel reliance - plus the drivers love them too 💪🏾💚 #CleanAir #ClimateAction #Camden