Labour’s Andrew Dismore today renewed his call for a minute’s silence during the Olympic Games to remember the Israeli athletes and coaching staff who were murdered by terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Mr Dismore has led calls on the London Assembly for the Mayor and the International Olympic Committee to hold a minute’s silence. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) […]
Read moreBarnet’s Labour councillors have launched a new website to campaign against the council’s unpopular ‘One Barnet’ programme which plans to gamble £1bn of council tax-payers’ money by selling off 70% of critical council services to two private for-profit companies. The ‘Better Barnet’ campaign is a resource for the whole community to use to help raise awareness of the risks involved […]
Read moreDuring the resumed London Assembly Budget committee hearings on compensation for the victims of last year’s riots, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Camden and Barnet challenged the insurance industry on their failure to compensate insured small business promptly. After the committee, Mr. Dismore said: “The insurance industry has been putting g out that they compensated people quickly and […]
Read moreEmpty high street shops have become an all too familiar sight inLondonas the economic downturn bites and closures increase. What can be done to bring these shops back into use? The London Assembly Economy Committee today launches a review of measures designed to reduce shop vacancies and boost the capital’s 197 high streets. Government figures[1] show shop vacancy rates have […]
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