In response to the Chancellor’s Budget Announcement, Labour’s London Assembly Economy Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “Today’s budget will leave Londoners asking when they will actually see the end to austerity that they were promised. Eight years of lost pay growth, and cuts to welfare and public services, have left many in hardship and almost everybody worse off. The Chancellor’s […]
Read moreLondon Resilience Partnership has published a report ahead of the Brexit meeting today. It’s here https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/london_resilience_partnership_-_brexit_resilience_report.pdf Here are the key quotes and added some commentary: “for many [resilience partner organisations] the resilience summit itself was a first step or very early phase in their contingency planning.” There is less than six months until the UK leaves the EU and […]
Read moreIntroduction This report covers a longer period than usual, due to including the summer period, when the Assembly has few meetings. it is also a little late, due to difficulties with my mailing list due to the new GDPR rules, for which I apologise. In addition to the events mentioned below, I attended the unveiling of Barnet’s second pavement plaque […]
Read moreIn response to the launch of Transport for London’s consultation on bus services in London, local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM, said: “Whilst these proposed changes will have implications for a number of commuters, I will be urging TfL to ensure the overall level of disruption will be kept to a minimum. “We know that there is a need […]
Read morePlease see here for the Governemnt’s log of advice should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
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