Dear Editor, The fact that Barnet has been heavily criticised for not having a senior lawyer is hardly surprising, given the number of cock ups; nor is the departure of the non legally qualified Monitoring Officer ( in what was really the lawyer’s job) who has become the fall guy- I wonder what her payoff was and whether it has […]
Read more1 Introduction I start with congratulations to the people of Scotland, on the outcome of the referendum there. The commitments to further devolution must be honoured, and I believe this also opens the debate for further devolution to the regions, and especially London. Dismore welcomes Scotland ‘No’ Vote – now for devolution for London Congratulations also to the Europe Ryder Cup […]
Read moreBridge over the A1 Question No: 2014/3236 Andrew Dismore The roads and land around and over the bridge over the A1 which brings the Southbound A1 traffic in and out of Borehamwood, the first junction north of Stirling Corner belong to a combination of 4 authorities including TfL and as a result no-one is taking any responsibility for the maintenance […]
Read moreLongest S and Longest I Calls: Barnet Question No: 2014/3253 Andrew Dismore For June and July 2014 in Barnet, what was the longest wait for a response to an S call and longest wait for a response to an I call? Written response from the Mayor The MPS’s I call target is 90% within 15 minutes and the MPS’ s […]
Read more“This Assembly considers the London Mayor’s London Rental Standard hardly worth the paper it is written on. It does little to control the worst abuses inflicted by bad landlords on their tenants. As a voluntary document it will only ensure compliance by good landlords who have decent standards in the first place and will be ignored by bad landlords with […]
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