Borough Market in London is today a thriving market and popular place to eat – George Nicholson, who has died aged 79, was chair of its board of trustees for 10 years until 2006, and, as such, contributed much to that success. He loved the place; he and I ate there together, as friends, on his last birthday.
George was proud of being a Londoner and his sense of civic pride and commitment to London continued all his life. In 1981 he was elected as the Labour member for Bermondsey of the Greater London council. He became chair of the GLC planning committee, advocating for Thames beaches, social housing, the best of urbanism and celebration of the possible.
