At today’s City Hall Plenary meeting, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM called for recognition of WW1 Chinese Labour Corps, when speaking in the debate to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. After the debate Mr Dismore said: ‘The Chinese Labour Corps made a long forgotten but tremendous contribution to […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has written to the board of trustees of the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley urging them to reconsider plans for a partnership with Curzon. The plans would see Curzon Cinemas take over the running of the Phoenix, and the name of the cinema re-branded to “Curzon Phoenix Cinema”. Proponents of […]
Read moreDear Editor, This month marks Black History Month. As part of the Mayor’s #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign, at City Hall we are focussing on the the contribution that black women have made to our capital. Throughout history, black women have faced the double oppression of gender and racial bias. Sadly, many are still routinely subject to this burning injustice today. The presence […]
Read moreThe Kiln Theatre in Kilburn has won a grant of £75,000 to deliver a programme called “Minding the Gap”, which gives a voice to young people newly arrived in the UK. The grant, from the Mayor’s Young Londoners Fund, will support young people at risk of social exclusion to “develop creative pathways, build aspirations and integrate into life in the […]
Read moreAhead of the new football season, renewed calls have been made for London’s football clubs to pay more towards matchday policing costs. This comes after new figures show that taxpayers handed over £5 million to police London’s football matches last season. Analysis of the data obtained by London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, reveals that this amount would be enough […]
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