Barnet Council’s Conservative administration’s ‘head in the sand’ attitude towards Brexit is beyond negligent. Having argued for Brexit , the local Conservatives from the MPs down are ignoring the rapidly approaching Brexit juggernaut. No deal, bad deal , or an unlikely good deal- all have consequences for the Council’s own services as well as for all the other public services […]
Read moreDear Editor, This month marks Black History Month. As part of the Mayor’s #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign, at City Hall we are focussing on the the contribution that black women have made to our capital. Throughout history, black women have faced the double oppression of gender and racial bias. Sadly, many are still routinely subject to this burning injustice today. The presence […]
Read moreJessica Learmond- Criqui says that I ‘owe‘ her answers, over police funding and her desire for a referendum on putting up the police Council Tax element by 123%. What she actually means is that she does not agree with the answers I gave her- though she also refused to answer the key question I put to her. Ms Learmond- Criqui […]
Read moreDear editor, At City Hall’s Fire and Resilience Committee Gary Strong, global building standards director at the RICS, said that some private building owners did not want to disclose they have Grenfell type ACM cladding, because this is a really expensive problem, and some were reluctant even to get their cladding tested and did not want to tell the Government […]
Read moreDear Editor, I welcome plans for a new Violence Reduction Unit at City Hall, particularly as we’ve seen something of this kind have real results in Glasgow. This is a positive step forward which builds upon the stringent action the Mayor of London has already taken to clamp down on violent crime and increase the help available to the most […]
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