My report from City Hall No.7: 20th December 2012 to 7th February 2013 (With ‘Stop Press’, 12th February 2013) Introduction Firstly, may I wish you a rather belated Happy New Year? This month, most of the time seems to have been spent on the police and fire brigade cuts, as well as the fare rises the Mayor has imposed on […]
Read moreIn response to a Mayor’s Question (see below), Mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed that very few roundabouts in London have 70 MPH speed limits, like Stirling corner. Of the only 7 others, 2 of them are close by and one is just up the road at Elstree Way. Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore said: “this […]
Read moreCamden Policing – Police Stations to close and fewer officers under Mayor Johnson The Deputy Mayor for Policing Stephen Greenhalgh only gave just one hour of his valuable time to Camden residents to listen to his spin on Boris Johnson’s policing plan, not enough given the huge changes on the way. You can contribute to the consultation online at http://goo.gl/bc7CN […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore AM, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, has received an apology from Andrew Boff AM, Leader of the Conservative Group on the Assembly for a defamatory statement which was sent to Barnet local newspapers, published on Mr Boff’s website, and circulated to Conservative Barnet Councillors, one of whom repeated the defamation in the Council Chamber. The apology […]
Read moreFrom the image above you can see a big blue whole in the thin blue line that covers North London. With the proposed closure of Barnet, Whetstone, Southgate and Winchmore Hill – north and east of Barnet and the entire western side of Enfield, residents are exposed and without a local police station. Both myself and Enfield’s Labour London Assembly […]
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