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Hypocrisy over Barnet Council Grahame Park office scheme
Conservative Barnet Council is guilty of hypocrisy over its planning application for a new office block for council staff as part of the Grahame Park development. My formal objection to the scheme states: ‘Local residents will be inundated with extra traffic and parking issues. ‘My primary objection is therefore around the lack of parking provision for the large number […]
Read moreMy Letter on Child Poverty
Dear editor, Runaway housing costs in the capital are massively pushing up the number of children living in poverty official statistics showed recently. Official measurements of child poverty, which exclude housing costs, suggest that in London some 300,000 children live in poverty. When you add in housing costs however the number rockets by 400,000 – meaning almost three […]
Read moreHope Not hate wins out as Golders Green Stands Together
Government accused of “stealing” Barnet and Camden housing funding
The Government is “stealing” £90m of funding for new council homes in London including Barnet and Camden. The missing money is contributing to a disturbing situation where it is becoming more and more difficult for people in Barnet to access affordable housing including council homes. This is after a letter from Housing Minister Brandon Lewis MP admitted that between […]
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