Responding to this week’s report from Shelter which found that more than 300,000 people in Britain are homeless, with Barnet ranked 17 out of the worst 20 boroughs in England, Labour London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “Recently the National Audit Office warned that government welfare policies are directly contributing to the homelessness crisis. These appalling figures show that […]
Read moreYoutube video comes to light, proving Dismore right. A Youtube video of the Barnet Council planning committee hearing into the Ark Academy confirms complaints made by Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore about the committee presentation of Programme Director for Education and Learning, Val White. Mr Dismore has previously written to Barnet Council Chief Executive John […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has criticised the decision of Transport for London (TfL) to reduce the frequency of the C11 bus route between Brent Cross and Archway. Mr Dismore wrote to TfL asking for an explanation of the decision, and to urge them to reconsider. In their response, TfL said: ‘Our review of the […]
Read moreLeaflets distributed by the police on the Grahame Park estate in Colindale have been described as “unnecessarily heavy-handed” by Andrew Dismore, local Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden. The leaflet carries a large warning saying “Sorry NO Trick or Treat. Trick or Treat causes danger to children, who are often unsupervised; damage to other people’s property; distress, especially […]
Read moreThe Barnet Council Planning Committee will have to re-run an application to allow a Paddy Power bookmaker shop to open in Colindale, following an intervention from Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore. The application was originally heard on 28th September, where the committee determined to refuse the application, but deferred the reasons for refusal to the […]
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