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“If there was a gold medal for dropping the ball, Boris would be an Olympic Champion”

Labour Assembly Member Andrew Dismore is calling for Boris Johnson to reveal how many businesses the Mayor’s office has contacted as part of the Mayors own pledge to secure places for apprentices from 1,000 business. This weekend’s closing ceremony coincides with the 100 day mark of Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson’s re-election. The theme for London2012 is the concept of using […]

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Closure of London’s last Blood Testing Lab in Colindale puts lives at risk

  The NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) management board have announced the closure of the routine blood testing department at their centre in Colindale and its transfer to Filton near Bristol. The closure of the Colindale department will mean that no routine Testing Laboratory exists in London and the south east of England. Once blood is collected from a donor, […]

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London Assembly Member renews call for minute’s silence for victims of Munich

Labour’s Andrew Dismore today renewed his call for a minute’s silence during the Olympic Games to remember the Israeli athletes and coaching staff who were murdered by terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Mr Dismore has led calls on the London Assembly for the Mayor and the International Olympic Committee to hold a minute’s silence. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) […]

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Labour launch ‘Better Barnet’ campaign

Barnet’s Labour councillors have launched a new website to campaign against the council’s unpopular ‘One Barnet’ programme which plans to gamble £1bn of council tax-payers’ money by selling off 70% of critical council services to two private for-profit companies. The ‘Better Barnet’ campaign is a resource for the whole community to use to help raise awareness of the risks involved […]

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