The Conservative Hendon MP may have gained a little publicity by presenting a petition against Avanti School’s plans to build a huge new free school on the Broadfields site, but his hand wringing might have carried more weight if he had stood up to oppose, or at the very least criticise, the details of the Conservative led Coalition Government’s chaotic […]
Read moreLetter for publication The terrible fire at the Bravanese Somali community centre was a shock to us all. It is a sad reflection that even in Barnet, incidents such as this can occur as the consequence of criminally misguided individuals who try to undermine our tolerant multicultural society, of which we are righty so proud in Barnet. It is clear […]
Read moreLetter for publication: The recent fire at Hereward House School in Strathray Gardens again brings home just how dangerous Mayor Boris Johnson’s proposed cuts to the fire brigade are. The fire engine from Belsize Fire Station was at the scene in less than two minutes, and immediately got to work. The next to arrive was from West Hampstead, which took […]
Read moreDear Editor, As a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, with my Labour colleagues and supported by Lib Dem and Green Authority members who backed Labour’s motion, I voted against the draconian fire service cuts that Mayor Boris Johnson intends for the fire brigade. We see these are risking the lives and property of Londoners, and despite […]
Read moreDear Editor, As you reported last week, London Mayor Johnson is trumpeting an increase in police numbers, but in fact there is actually a cut over the life of this Coalition Government. The Mayor has chosen the arbitrary date of 2011, when the Met was at a very low number in the middle of a long recruitment freeze under his […]
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