Dear editor The Prime Minister’s big housing announcement at the Conservative Party Conference – removing Government funding for affordable rent properties and ploughing it into ‘starter homes’ for purchase – is nothing but a disaster for Londoners. Of course we need to build new homes but they’ve got to be affordable. Look at the detail and it’s clear […]
Read moreDear editor The Prime Minister’s big housing announcement at the Conservative Party Conference – removing Government funding for affordable rent properties and ploughing it into ‘starter homes’ for purchase – is nothing but a disaster for Londoners. Of course we need to build new homes but they’ve got to be affordable. Look at the detail and it’s clear […]
Read moreIntroduction As the London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden I wish to respond with objections to the North London Waste Plan (NLWP) outline proposals for the Pinkham Way. This is a site of importance for nature conservation and as such is unsuitable for waste disposal, processing or storage and as such should be removed from the NLWP. . Green […]
Read moreDear Editor, One aspect of the HS2 issue that has not seen much public attention so far is the impact on emergency service attendance times in Camden, about which I questioned London’s Fire Commissioner at the recent Fire Authority meeting. Having already lost Belsize and Clerkenwell Fire Stations in Mayor Boris Johnson’s last round of cuts, The 10 […]
Read moreDear editor, Your front page story (8/10/15) about the Pulse wanting to charge £25,000 for an open air parking space comes as no surprise. Time and again, when new Colindale developments are given permission by Barnet Council, they ignore all representations about the need to ensure adequate parking space. The result is that neighbouring streets are overwhelmed with parking […]
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