Dear Editor Hendon’s Conservative MP (letters 24/7/14) attempts to put a positive spin on Govia taking over the Thameslink line, but it will be years before any difference is likely to be seen in the frequency and capacity of the service. Govia are not going to review the timetable before 2018, so there is no prospect of any increased frequency […]
Read moreGerard Lyons, the Mayor’s Chief Economic Advisor, today called for interest rates to rise to 5 or 6 per cent, rather than the 2.5 per cent that the Governor of the Bank of England has suggested as the level to which rates should return in normal times. With the average house price in London now standing at £492,000, a rate […]
Read moreCllr Reuben Thompstone (letters 10/7/14) is trying to pull the wool over people’s eyes concerning class sizes in infant schools. The Department for Education figures confirm the numbers I previously published, that 1,343 children are in larger sized classes over 30. I suspect his number reflects the fact that so many of Barnet’s schools have been forced out of the […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore. Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and parliamentary candidate for Hendon has today submitted his objections to the plans to develop the British Library site (see attached). Mr Dismore said: “Trying to stop the overdevelopment of Colindale under the Conservatives has as much chance of success as King Canute trying to hold back the waves. The Conservatives […]
Read moreIn May 2010, when I was still Labour MP for Hendon, there were no infant school age children in Barnet learning in oversized classes. New figures show there are now 1,343 Barnet infant school children sitting in overcrowded classrooms of more than 30 pupils, at a time that is vital to their future development and progress. Barnet children are paying […]
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