TNT Question No: 2014/1978 Andrew Dismore Have you met with the Chief Executives of Councils affected by disruption to important postal services, such as council tax forms, where Dutch postal operator TNT has been operating? Written response from the Mayor No, and nor has my Office been approached requesting a meeting on this issue from Council Chief Executives. TNT […]
Read more“NHS postcode lottery? many people in Colindale aren’t even in a position to buy a ticket!” Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member and parliamentary candidate for Hendon today questioned Lord Darzi, chair of the London Health Commission, during the London Assembly plenary session on the work of the Commission. (video at http://vimeo.com/98553764) Mr Dismore raised with Lord Darzi the impact of […]
Read moreDear Editor, Cllr Cornelius, Conservative leader of Barnet Council, has shown just how out of touch he is by suggesting that the average person in the street would think it was fair to cut £45,000 from Mapledown School. (Times 27/3/14) He was banking on your readers not seeing the heart rending account on your front page of what this means […]
Read moreProfessor Alderman ( letters 10/4/14) is right about the need for a pelican crossing on Colindeep Lane and he is right about the foot dragging, buck passing , and lack of information from Conservative Barnet Council. They blamed TfL, so I raised the issue at the last Mayor’s Question Time. The answer was: Barnet’s completed scheme submission was received […]
Read moreLetter for publication Marco Polo school Dear editor, The decision to drop the plans for the Marco Polo school, the announcement of which was quietly hidden in the Council’s website, no doubt in an attempt “to bury bad news” raises many questions Conservative Barnet Council now must answer: 1 Why was this flagship scheme surreptitiously dropped by the Council and […]
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