Dear Editor, After dither and delay, and being taken to Court numerous times, I was pleased to see finally the Government publish its Clean Air Strategy this week. It is absolutely unacceptable that local people in Barnet and Camden continue to be exposed to toxic levels of air. According to the latest data, air pollution causes over 9,000 premature deaths every […]
Read moreSir Ivan Rogers delivered a lecture on ‘The real post-Brexit options’ at the University of Glasgow on 23 May 2018. He joins Lord Kerr, David McAllister MEP, Michael Russell MSP and David Martin MEP in taking part in the Policy Scotland Brexit series of lectures. In October 2017 Sir Ivan delivered a lecture on ‘The History and Origins of Brexit’. […]
Read moreThe first post-election decision taken by Barnet’s Conservative Council at the Council AGM has been to ban residents from speaking for more than 3 minutes at their own residents’ forums. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore said this showed the contempt with which the Conservatives hold the residents of Barnet. Mr Dismore said: ‘The totalitarian Tories […]
Read morePolicing at West Ham matches 1 Question No: 2018/1183 Andrew Dismore Who is paying for the extra stewarding and policing at West Ham home games? Written response from the Mayor West Ham are paying for Special Policing Services for two extra Police Support Units (and extra stewards). The cost recovery for the fixtures was £15,133.90 per game Customs […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No. 50: 10th March 2018 to 22nd May 2018 Introduction This will be my last report before the new GDPR data protection rules kick in, so if you have not done so and wish to keep receiving my updates, please confirm by emailing me at andrew@andrewdismore.org.uk. This month brought the sad news of […]
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