Please see below a short briefing on the subject of tube noise within carriages: I agree that is not fair for anyone to have to put up with excessive noise, residents, passengers, or indeed train drivers: but TfL as yet have no engineering solution to the problem. Equally, I do not think it is right for TfL to play ‘divide […]
Read moreBarnet Council spent £1,086,999 last year renting back homes sold under the Right to Buy according to the response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, which shows that 44.3% of homes in the area, bought through the Right to Buy scheme, are now privately rented out. According to the 2017 London Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA), London needs 30,972 […]
Read moreFitzroy Square Tube Noise meeting Location: Fitzroy Square Attending: Andrew Dismore AM Arjun Mittra (GLA) TT (TfL) DT (TfL) 10 residents Issues: Residents in Fitzroy are experiencing severe and relentless tube noise and vibration. Causes of the noise are likely: Corrugations in the rails. High frequency and number of trains. Rolling stock on the Victoria Line is in poor condition. […]
Read moreIntroduction Firstly, on a personal l note: I have announced that I will not be seeking re-election at the next London Assembly elections in 2020, as I shall be retiring from front line politics after almost 40 years. I will of course continue to serve the constituency until then, so I will be around for a little while yet! 27th […]
Read moreShock figures released by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) show that anti-Semitic crimes increased by over half in 2018. In 2017, there were 126 crimes recorded in Barnet, but last year the figure went up to 194, an increase of 54%. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore said: ‘It is alarming that public […]
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