At today’s London Assembly budget Mayor’s Question Time meeting, Labour Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM challenged Mayor Johnson over his decision to support British withdrawal from the EU in the forthcoming referendum. Videos: https://vimeo.com/156269274; https://vimeo.com/156266041 In the debate after question time, Mr Dismore also spoke in favour of the successful motion to support the UK’s continued […]
Read more“ The Conservatives’ idea of ‘affordable’ housing is a million miles away from the reality facing Barnet residents in housing need . So-called’ Help to Buy’ won’t come anywhere near helping meet the needs of Barnet residents who want to own their own home. The new scheme is not even limited to first-time buyers, who are forced to compete with […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore on Boris Johnson’s £3.5 million slide from Andrew Dismore on Vimeo.
Read moreCommenting on the admission that the proposed helter-skelter slide for the Orbit Tower at the Olympic Park will cost £3.5m to install, on top of the £10.4 million we already owe and £10,000 a week loss the Orbit is currently incurring, Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM said: “With the Orbit already losing £10,000 a week, splashing out […]
Read moreHendon Times The number of unemployed in the borough of Barnet is higher than the national average, according to figures. Latest figures show that out of 375,000 people in the borough, 188,000 of them were economically active yet around 11,000 of those were unemployed, The rate is 6.2 cent compared to 5.4 per cent nationally. London Assembly member for […]
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