The problem is that the Metropolitan Police is underfunded, due to massive cuts in its budget from Central Government resulting in a significant loss of police officers across London The Conservative Government has imposed cut after cut on the Met.’s budget. Since 2010, the Met.’s Government grant funding has fallen by more than £700 million, nearly 40 per cent in […]
Read moreDear editor, The chaotic introduction of the Thameslink and Great Northern new commuter routes timetable shows just how much an already bad service can get even worse. In the meantime Conservative MP Mr Offord, the Chair of the Thameslink All Party Parliamentary Group, has strangely kept his head well down. This is also the MP who welcomed the award of […]
Read moreDear editor Jessica Learmont-Criqui criticises me (letters 31st May) over not continuing the correspondence over police numbers. At the risk of sounding like a cracked record, but to answer her concern, I would remind her that she has again avoided the challenges I gave her over her bizarre approach to the role of the Mayor and the funding of the […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly Plenary considering the Mayor’s draft Housing Strategy Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, questioned London Mayor Sadiq Khan over need to address London’s construction industry skills shortage in light of Brexit. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘London’s construction industry workforce is facing a perfect storm. We have an ageing workforce on […]
Read moreSee below an article by former Prime Minister Tony Blair We publish today a comprehensive guide to the issues around the Customs Union or Customs Partnership as a means of unlocking the deadlock of the Brexit negotiation. It is the work of Dr. Andy Tarrant, a recognised expert on EU affairs. It shows conclusively that: There is no customs […]
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