Author Archives: William Perrin

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About William Perrin

Active in Kings Cross London and South Oxfordshire, founder of Talk About Local, helping people find a voice online and a trustee of The Indigo Trust , Good Things Foundation and ThreeSixtyGiving as well as Connect8.

TfL and corporate manslaughter of London cyclists – key issues

Posted on January 16, 2012 by William Perrin

In October 2011 a young woman cyclist was killed at a junction in Kings Cross managed by TfL. TfL was aware that the junction was dangerous following a report TfL itself commissioned. TfL was also aware that the junction did not … Continue reading →

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When the Mayor is in charge of the police who will investigate him and his staff…?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by William Perrin

TfL has questions to answer about whether its policies and practice adds up to corporate manslaughter of cyclists on the London roads it manages. TfL is part of the set of bodies compromising the Greater London Authority executive, answering to … Continue reading →

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Why did TfL’s killer Kings Cross junction not measure up to TfL’s own London Cycle Design Standards?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by William Perrin

This site has covered closely over the years TfL’s killer junctions in Kings Cross.  We have several dozen testimonies of people’s day to day experiences.  The recent death of cyclist ‘Deep’ Lee at the junction of Grays Inn Road and … Continue reading →

Posted in Road Safety in Kings Cross | 16 Comments

Birth announcement: Zoe Perrin

Posted on December 29, 2011 by William Perrin

If you’ve wondered why I’ve been a bit quiet on this site for the last few months, I can now explain – my wife Fran and I are delighted to announce the birth of our first child Zoe, born on … Continue reading →

Posted in King's Cross People, Young People | 4 Comments

Kings Cross voices back on the Camden website

Posted on December 6, 2011 by William Perrin

Kings Cross has arguably some of the richest social history in the country. But it isn’t something that you often find people talking about and I suspect will recede as the area becomes more sanitised.  The Kings Cross voices oral … Continue reading →

Posted in Kings Cross local history | 9 Comments

The Street at CSM – fly through

Posted on October 31, 2011 by William Perrin

Steve Roberts does it again with another magnificent flying video of Central Saint Martins.  This time indoors with a camera on top of a Parrot AR Drone.   If you can only see a black box below click here to … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross road safety – meeting with investigating police

Posted on October 30, 2011 by William Perrin

On Friday at their request, I attended Islington Police Station to met with the police officers investigating Min Joo ‘Deep’ Lee’s death at the junction of York Way and Pentonville Road.  Cllr Paul Convery (Islington Lab) and Cllr Paul Braithwaite … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Ghost bike ceremony for ‘Deep’ Lee

Posted on October 27, 2011 by William Perrin

There was a touching, simple ceremony last night to install a ghost bike in memory of 24 year old ‘Deep’ Lee who was killed on 3 October by an HGV at the deadly junction of York Way and Pentonville Road. … Continue reading →

Posted in Road Safety in Kings Cross | 2 Comments