Category Archives: Economy

Dismore backs alternative City Hall budget for extra 1,000 police officers in London

Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Hendon and  London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden today backed Labour’s alternative budget proposals for the Greater London Authority ( summary below), incuding1,000 extra police officers, a reversal and freezing of this year’s transport fares increase, and a housing  investment company to commission directly the construction of new homes. Mr Dismore said: ‘ […]

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Reporting back to you from City Hall: August – September 2014

1 Introduction I start with congratulations to the people of Scotland, on the outcome of the referendum there. The commitments to further devolution must be honoured, and I believe this also opens the debate for further devolution to the regions, and especially London.  Dismore welcomes Scotland ‘No’ Vote – now for devolution for London Congratulations also to the Europe Ryder Cup […]

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London Mayor’s Chief Economic Advisor calls for sky high interest rates of 5% or 6%

Gerard Lyons, the Mayor’s Chief Economic Advisor, today called for interest rates to rise to 5 or 6 per cent, rather than the 2.5 per cent that the Governor of the Bank of England has suggested as the level to which  rates should return in normal times. With the average house price in London now standing at £492,000, a rate […]

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Dismore slams TNT

Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Hendon and London Assembly member, speaking during the London Assembly plenary debate on the impact on postal services of TNT, criticised TNT and the threat it poses to the universal postal service. Mr Dismore said: “TNT have not provided a very good service in Barnet so far. In the early days of their contract, mail […]

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Speaking up for London Archaeology

In today’s City Hall Plenary  questions  session with  Munira Mirza, Boris Johnson’s Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture , Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Hendon, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and honorary Chair of Trustees of the Council of British Archaeology (London) raised the lack of mention of Archaeology in the 2014 ‘Cultural Metropolis’  Mayor’s cultural strategy […]

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