During the London Assembly plenary with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe on 5th March, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden accused the Commissioner of complacency over race discrimination in the Met.
Mr Dismore has been demanding answers about race discrimination cases against the police for over a year and has still not been able to get to the bottom of what has been going on due to delays and obfuscation by the Met and MOPAC.
Mr Dismore asked the Commissioner:
“Why did it take from when I …

In today’s City Hall Health Committee meeting, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden today challenged NHS chiefs over their allocation of public health resources.  Mr Dismore revealed that In 2013/14, Westminster received £132 per head, and Kensington and Chelsea, £130. Yet Barnet received only £ 37, despite having worse life expectancies than either Westminster or Kensington. (See appendix A below)
After the hearings , Mr Dismore said:
“These discrepancies in NHS money for public health are unfair and unjustifiable. The managers’ only excuse was that it was based …

 
In today’s City Hall Health Committee evidence session, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden argued with health chiefs over the consequences of the closure of Chase Farm A and E.
Mr Dismore revealed figures that showed the pressures this has caused on the London Ambulance Service, cancelled operations, and delayed transfers of patients out of hospital (Appendix)
Mr Dismore said:
“The London Ambulance Service at Barnet had 380 ambulance handovers which took over 30 minutes and at North Middlesex no fewer than 1,319, way ahead of any other hospital …

London Mayor Boris Johnson is cutting the Metropolitan Police by 20%
As you may have noticed this 20% cut has worked through to Camden. Since the last general election our police numbers in Camden have gone down dramatically:

 
This means 234 fewer pairs of eyes and ears to keep us safe.
Overall, The Met has lost than 3,062 officers since the last general election. They had 30,085 officers in December — the lowest level since spring 2004 — despite Mayor Boris Johnson’s now broken pre-election pledge to keep to about 32,000 officers.
You now have a chance to …

I have just had some good news, re safety at Stirling  Corner!
I have been arguing for some time about the need for a reduced speed limit, down to 50 MPH (still pretty fast!)
Transport for London are at long last proposing to reduce the speed limit from 70mph to 50mph between the junctions of the A1 Rowley Lane and  Courtland Avenue  and  would like your comments.
Details of the proposal can be found online at: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/streets/a1-barnet-bypass
Please use TfL’s online web site to provide your comments by Friday 28 March 2014.
If you agree, it is really important …