Mayor of London Boris Johnson was today urged to properly fund the London Fire Brigade (LFB) and abandon his planned cuts. The call follows the Mayor’s decision to use his executive powers to force through the controversial closure of Belsize and Clerkenwell fire stations and nine others. On 18th July the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) voted […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and Cllr Alison Moore, Leader of the Labour Group on Barnet Council have revealed that Barnet Council is one of just 6 councils facing “special measures” introduced under the Government’s controversial planning reforms. Decisions will be taken directly by Whitehall planning inspectors, in a move which will reduce the opportunity for local […]
Read moreMayor of London Boris Johnson must provide a “public apology” for his comments made about local residents who oppose free schools in their area, says the London Assembly. The Mayor branded residents “nimbys” who “dislike school children” at Mayor’s Question Time in June because of opposition to the proposed Avanti free school in their area. The London Assembly yesterday […]
Read moreIntroduction I have slightly changed the order of this report compared to previous ones, as the main focus of the last few weeks has been more on campaigns than on City Hall, though there is the usual detail below about my City Hall scrutiny role. In the campaigns section, I set out some of the recent “highlights” though other campaigns […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has today written to the Chairman of the US Foreign Affairs Committee, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the EU Trade Commissioner about the Mayor’s discriminatory Emirates Airline Cable Car contract. Mr Dismore says the illegal clause within the cable car contract between Transport for London and Emirates Airline has put any company that […]
Read more