Category Archives: Environment

Deborah Meaden and Labour Assembly Member Andrew Dismore support campaign to tackle wildlife crime

Andrew Dismore, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, is joining forces with leading businesswoman Deborah Meaden and international animal welfare charity the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) to tackle wildlife crime in London. WSPA and Deborah Meaden this week urged the Greater London Assembly to make resourcing wildlife crime enforcement a priority in the upcoming Mayoral […]

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Overdevelopment in Colindale designed on back of an envelope

Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, has published answers he has just received to questions he put to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson (see below) Mr Dismore said: “these answers show just how little thought  has been given to the continuing overdevelopment in Colindale, which will see another 10,000 homes being built- but that is […]

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Dismore welcomes London Assembly call for HS2 review to address concerns over environmental damage, costs and design flaws.

Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, welcomed the criticisms in the London Assembly reports on HS2 published today.   Mr Dismore, a member of the Assembly Environment Committee said: “As is well known, I do not support HS2 . I believe it demonstrates poor value for money, the impact on communities and individuals is far too […]

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Christian Wolmar: £50 billion HS2 has reached the end of the line

Published: 09 July 2013 – London Evening Standard For the past four years, the project to build a North-South high-speed line has looked as solid a bet as Andy Murray eventually winning Wimbledon. Despite the high cost and the protests of well-organised objectors in the Chilterns, HS2 seemed to have everything going for it. First proposed by the Tories in opposition, […]

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