London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has criticised former Mayor of London Boris Johnson for concealing a damning GLA report that links poor air quality with deprivation in schools. The report, ‘Analysing Air Pollution in London’ states that 433 schools in the capital are located in areas that exceed EU limits for nitrogen dioxide […]
Read moreResidents campaigning against a new Barnet Council Abbots Waste Depot, have exposed a false claim by Barnet Council that work on the site was being carried out under the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). After the Coppies Grove residents’ association wrote to CCS to complain about dust being blown into the estate from the works, CCS disclosed that the contractor […]
Read moreDear editor, The unexpected but welcome decision of Benugo to withdraw from taking over the Parliament Hill café ( and indeed the Golders Hill and Queen’s Wood cafes too) is a real tribute to and recognition of ‘people power,’ in forcing a change of mind. However, this not yet the end of the story, as the City of London Corporation […]
Read moreDear editor, I find it incredible that my Conservative opponent in the forthcoming London Assembly elections still claims he hasn’t made up his mind about the EU referendum, unlike the Conservative candidate for Mayor, who is a confessed ‘Brexiter’. What is even more incredible, is that the Conservative Assembly candidate has said the issue of Europe has nothing to do […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.33: 30th January 2016 to 17th March 2016 1 Introduction This will be my last update from City Hall before the elections on 5th May, when my term of office expires. It has been a pleasure and privelege to serve you on the London Assembly for the last 4 years. I am standing for re-election, […]
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