Dear editor, Brexit is the most pressing issue facing the UK today and I would like to hear your views about it. A year on from the vote to leave the European Union (EU), I and my colleagues in the London Assembly Labour Group have launched a survey to hear local residents’ views on how Brexit will impact […]
Read moreDear editor, So Theresa Villiers MP is concerned about the possible closure of Barnet Police Station’s front counter ( Times 27/7/17), a proposal which is out for public consultation. She says she is raising the issue with the Mayor. If she is so concerned, the real question is why has Mrs Villiers ( and the other Barnet Conservative MPs) consistently […]
Read moreDear editor, Every word of the Ofsted report rating as “inadequate” Conservative led Barnet Council’s Children’s Services reveals a series of disastrous failures in the Council’s services for children in need of help and protection, looked after children and care leavers, as well as the effectiveness of the Safeguarding Children Board. If ever we needed further conclusive proof of the […]
Read moreSir, Brexit negotiations are often presented as a trade-off between access to European markets, and restrictions to freedom of movement. For London, this is a false and damaging choice. The capital accounts for around 50 per cent of UK service exports, and its success depends on European markets and workers – more than 12 per cent of London’s […]
Read moreDear Editor, June 23rdis Women’s Engineering Day, which focuses attention on the careers in engineering and technical roles for girls and women. Your readers may not be aware that women make up just 9% of the engineering workforce in our country – the lowest in Europe – and that last year not a single woman in London undertook a higher […]
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