Labour London Assembly and Fire Authority Member Andrew Dismore has resigned as chair of the Fire Authority Resources Committee in protest at the Mayor’s imposition of his unnecessary cuts of 13 fire engines. Mr Dismore said: ‘Working within the Mayor’s financial envelope, I spent a lot of time and effort with Fire Brigade officers over many months developing a budget […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has criticised plans for the redevelopment of North London Business Park, and accused his Conservative Party opponents of hypocrisy in their position on it. Mr Dismore said: ‘As it happens, I share the concerns over North London Business Park, and have written in to object to them. But it really is beggars […]
Read moreDear editor, I find it incredible that my Conservative opponent in the forthcoming London Assembly elections says he hasn’t made up his mind about the EU referendum. What is even more incredible, is that he seems to think the issue of Europe has nothing to do with the London Assembly, even though the GLA is the strategic body responsible for […]
Read moreDear editor This time last year, one issue over which the Conservatives particularly attacked Labour in the General Election, was the plan for a mansion tax on properties worth over £2 million, with unfounded scare stories about how much it would be. Imagine my surprise, therefore, to learn that the Conservatives are now proposing their very own mansion stealth tax, […]
Read moreDear Editor, Your article on Richard Gere’s film on homelessness (3/3/16) draws attention to an increasing problem not just in Camden, but across London. In 2009/10, the last year of the Labour Government there were 3613 people sleeping rough in London, according to homelessness charity St Mungo’s. Under the Conservatives, by 2014 /15 this had more than doubled to 7,581 […]
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