Dear Editor, Earlier this week, we saw the campaigning efforts of City Hall, charities, business leaders and Londoners pay off. As part of a last-minute emergency funding deal with TfL, the Government dropped the worst of its proposed conditions, including the removal of travel concessions for under 18s and older people and the extension of the congestion charge zone to […]
Read moreIn response to the announcement of a second emergency funding deal for Transport for London (TfL), local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “By successfully putting pressure on the Government to drop the worst of their planned conditions, City Hall has secured a victory for London. With talks going right up to the wire, I am glad the Government […]
Read moreHam and High readers will already be left worse off by the Conservative government’s proposed funding settlement for TfL. They are demanding an increase in council tax taxes on all Londoners; and also insist on scrapping all free travel for under 18s and over 60s. The Conservative Government’s demand to extend the congestion charge to the North Circular will cripple […]
Read moreDear editor, The reported offer being made to Transport for London (TfL) for a bailout package by the Government is tantamount to blackmail. The Conservative Government want to scrap free travel for children and over 60’s as well as inflation busting fare rises for hard-pressed Londoners. The extension of the Congestion Charge to the North and South Circular will destroy […]
Read moreDear editor, The Conservative Government’s decision to scrap Colindale-based Public Health England is a double whammy to the people of Barnet. On a very local level, it is a major local employer and its loss is likely to be keenly felt on the local economy. No one with expertise in disaster management would tell you to scrap the body overseeing […]
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