Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly candidate for Barnet and Camden, has found out that to deal with the consequences of Conservative Barnet Council’s hike in parking charges which have forced motorists into parking elsewhere, causing obstruction to traffic, London Transport’s buses and the police. So to deal with this, Barnet are now planning extra double yellow lines. (extract council report […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly candidate for Barnet and Camden has accused the Conservative incumbent, Brian Coleman, of being “chicken” in avoiding hustings meetings for the London Assembly election. Mr Dismore said: “So far, Brian Coleman has refused invitations to attend 3 election hustings in Barnet, including for residents associations in Hampstead Garden Suburb and Cricklewood and the meeting for […]
Read moreDear Editor Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson, in his newly published transport manifesto, says that “One of the biggest complaints from businesses large and small is about parking in London making it difficult for them to do their job, increasing costs, or by making it difficult for customers to get to them”. And […]
Read moreWe the undersigned petition Barnet Council to reverse the parking charge increases implemented in 2011 that are having such a damaging impact on our local town centres and residents at a time when they can least afford it. We need action now to help small businesses and relieve residents. We believe that reversing the parking charges will increase the […]
Read moreFollowing on from my NHS piece yesterday, here you can read about some research i did into cuts of front line police after the London Riots, I hope you find it of interest. Best wishes, Andrew I have used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the official Metropolitan Police figures. These show unambiguous cuts between May 2010, when the Conservative–led Coalition […]
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