My report from City Hall No.41: 6th February to 9th March 2107 Introduction I am sure most of us will be dismayed by President Trump’s proposed travel ban. I spoke out against it and for the 13,000 Barnet and 6,000 Camden residents caught by the ban, part of the 150,000 Londoners it catches. Whilst the Oscars descended into […]
Read moreAs it is a little while since I last sent an ‘NW7’ update, I thought you might like to have a catch up from me. Planning and the Green Belt There can be little doubt that Mill Hill is under considerable pressure from developers and the Green Belt is under threat like never before. I am pleased that the Mayor […]
Read moreThe big news this month, of course, is the retirement of Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe; and the appointment as his successor, Cressida Dick. Her appointment has been widely welcomed, not least by police officers from all ranks and parts of the Met., from what I can see. She clearly faces some big challenges, not the least of which is […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Fire Authority member Andrew Dismore AM joined London Fire Brigade officers for a day at the Fire Service College in Moreton in Marsh yesterday. (photos below). Kitted out in full Brigade Personal Protective Equipment including a breathing apparatus set, Mr Dismore observed exercises inside training buildings, in which fires were […]
Read moreJoint opinion piece to City AM with Sir Keir Starmer QC MP Today MPs will debate the HS2 Bill in Parliament for what is almost certainly the final time. Yet after hundreds of hours of debate, deliberation and scrutiny over more than five years by both MPs and peers, the plan for High Speed Rail 2 into London remains […]
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