Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden challenged London Fire Brigade chiefs at the Assembly plenary meeting on 4th December. Mr Dismore raised the damaging cuts to the Fire Brigade, especially the closures of Belsize and Clerkenwell fire stations, with Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson, who despite accepting the cuts were financially driven, and that many parts so […]
Read moreMayor of London Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that Transport for London will increase travelcards above inflation next year. Since Boris Johnson was elected as Mayor in 2008 he has increased fares above inflation every year, with single bus fares rising as much as 55 per cent. Residents across Finchley, Golders Green and Hendon living in Zones 3, 4 and […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has claimed victory at last, in his long running battle with Transport for London, for a simple solution to the problem of excess parking tickets outside the shops in Falloden Way on the A1. Mr Dismore said: “The number of tickets being given to motorists for inadvertently parking […]
Read morePensioners in London face paying more than £110,000 for their residential care before they hit the so-called ‘cap’ on care costs, new analysis published by Labour shows today. The average figure to be funded by pensioners is 50% more than the £72,000 which ministers have claimed. Labour’s analysis also reveals that three out of four elderly people in the region will […]
Read moreLONDONASSEMBLYLABOUR press office: 020 7983 4952 news release 21.11.2013 Immediate release Transport for London, which is chaired by Boris Johnson, today unveiled plans to cut 750 station staff and close all but six tube ticket offices in London. The proposals have been challenged by London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, Andrew Dismore, who described them as “deeply worrying for […]
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