Dear all, An update on policing and crime from City Hall: You may have heard about the HMIC inspection report on the Met: : http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/publications/peel-police-efficiency-2017-metropolitan/. We will be following up on this in detail at a future meeting of the police committee. Some late MQ answers which are rather extraordinary: I followed this up at the Police Committee meeting yesterday, […]
Read moreFollowing the Grenfell Tower fire, the Mayor asked London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton to carry out an urgent review of London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) equipment. The Commissioner requested a list of extra equipment to ensure the Brigade is fully prepared for future incidents, as well as additional financial support to help with the ongoing costs of the post Grenfell Tower […]
Read moreWith no consultation about their plans, TfL has brought in timetable changes affecting seven night bus routes in Barnet and Camden. The changes double and in some cases triple the gaps between buses, and with the last bus much earlier than before on several of the routes. The justification was the introduction of the night tube. However, at today’s Mayor’s […]
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