Dear Editor, In May 2013 I warned that Conservative London Mayor Johnson’s cuts to the Fire Brigade would hit Camden harder than any other borough. I said: ‘No other borough will see as many large increases in average waits for a fire engine, according to estimates published by the London Fire Brigade (LFB). Six wards in Camden will also be […]
Read moreDear editor, Next year 22,900 families across Barnet and 11,900 families in Camden will suffer as a result of the Conservative Government’s decision to deliver a real terms cut to tax credits. Those falling victim to the Conservative Chancellor’s punishing measures will justifiably be left angry by the Mayor of London’s failure to stand up for their interests, despite his […]
Read moreDear editor The Prime Minister’s big housing announcement at the Conservative Party Conference – removing Government funding for affordable rent properties and ploughing it into ‘starter homes’ for purchase – is nothing but a disaster for Londoners. Of course we need to build new homes but they’ve got to be affordable. Look at the detail and it’s clear […]
Read moreDear editor, One aspect of the HS2 issue that has not seen much public attention so far is the impact on emergency service attendance times in Camden, about which I questioned London’s Fire Commissioner at the recent Fire Authority meeting. Having already lost Belsize and Clerkenwell Fire Stations in Mayor Boris Johnson’s last round of cuts, The 10 or more […]
Read moreDear Editor In just 3 months over the summer, answers I have obtained from the Mayor of London reveal that Camden lost a total of 1,293 officer shifts to other boroughs, averaging 99 shifts per week. Barnet lost a total of 951 officer shifts to other boroughs, averaging 73 shifts per week. Neither Barnet nor Camden received any inward aid […]
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