Dear Editor, The Press (19th January) gave extensive coverage to the London Mayor’s meeting at the Peel Centre. However, chaired by the Conservative GLA member Brian Coleman, also facing the ballot box in May, one could be forgiven for thinking it was nothing more than a Conservative election rally. Most of the time was taken up by the Mayor extolling […]
Read moreBarnet and Camden residents were today suffering a fourth year of inflation-busting fare increases from Boris Johnson, as new research shows that fares in London are now costing over a quarter of minimum wage take home pay. Today is the first working day back under the new high fares package. It hits Barnet and Camden residents hard at a time […]
Read moreSo now retail guru Mary Portas, in her report commissioned by the Prime Minister, has added her voice to the problems of our struggling shopping centres by highlighting the impact of rising parking charges, which she thinks should come down. Barnet Council’s response? To secretly plan yet a further increase in parking charges next year of 5%! Where are the […]
Read moreYour report (24/11/11) of Ken Livingstone’s promise to reduce transport fares will be welcome by all those who use tubes, buses and the overground in Camden and Barnet. The detail is simple. If elected as London’s mayor next May, Ken will introduce an overall fares cut of 5% next autumn and ensure there are no further fare rises at all […]
Read moreThis week’s industrial action has highlighted the Government’s unjust approach to public sector pensions.Whilst some changes are necessary, the Conservative led Coalition Government have spouted a lot of rubbish about the public sector pension funds in their efforts to justify increased contributions and reduced benefits. A short while ago I submitted a Freedom of Information request to Barnet Council about […]
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