Dear editor, I find it incredible that my Conservative opponent in the forthcoming London Assembly elections says he hasn’t made up his mind about the EU referendum. What is even more incredible, is that he seems to think the issue of Europe has nothing to do with the London Assembly, even though the GLA is the strategic body responsible for […]
Read moreDear editor This time last year, one issue over which the Conservatives particularly attacked Labour in the General Election, was the plan for a mansion tax on properties worth over £2 million, with unfounded scare stories about how much it would be. Imagine my surprise, therefore, to learn that the Conservatives are now proposing their very own mansion stealth tax, […]
Read moreDear Editor, Your article on Richard Gere’s film on homelessness (3/3/16) draws attention to an increasing problem not just in Camden, but across London. In 2009/10, the last year of the Labour Government there were 3613 people sleeping rough in London, according to homelessness charity St Mungo’s. Under the Conservatives, by 2014 /15 this had more than doubled to 7,581 […]
Read moreGender splits in London’s apprenticeships remain firmly entrenched, new analysis has revealed. Analysis of government data by Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore, showed that last year men dominated at all levels in London’s construction and engineering industries, whilst women continued to lead the field in health, education and retail. Mr Dismore accused Boris Johnson of being “completely culpable of […]
Read moreThis time last year, we were in the full swing of a General Election. One of the issues over which the Conservatives particularly attacked Labour, was the plan for a mansion tax on properties worth over £2 million, with all sorts of scare stories about how much it would be, and that it would be charged on less valuable properties. […]
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