Dear Editor, Belsize is just one of the 17 fire stations for closure identified on the Fire Authority’s preferred options list to cut £25 million from the Fire Brigade budget , but this is not likely to be the end of the story, as to meet the cuts target of £64.9 million set by Mayor Boris Johnson, it looks more […]
Read moreDear Editor, Boris Johnson promised to “bear down on transport costs” during his re-election campaign earlier this year after having put fares up above inflation every year since he became Mayor in 2008. This week it seems that was not to be – Londoners will be hit with 10 more years of above inflation fare rises, starting with a 4.2 […]
Read moreDear Editor, Last Saturday millions of women across the world marched to demand justice for rape survivors and ‘reclaim the night’ – to give women a voice and put the issue of safety for women back on the agenda. A survey released earlier this year reported that a quarter of women in London don’t feel safe on public transport. Moreover, […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.5: 5th October to 14th November 2012 Introduction In last month’s report to you, I particularly focussed on the dire position facing the London Fire Brigade as a result of the cuts being demanded by Mayor Boris Johnson: over the next two years, cuts of £64.8m about 25% of the Fire Brigade’s total budget. I […]
Read moreDear Editor, Obviously I am pleased to see that Mrs Villers and the other Barnet MPs have apparently caught up with the threat of Barnet ‘s Police Borough Commander position being merged with Harrow and are now backing the campaign which I and Navin Shah (London Assembly Member for Harrow and Brent ) started against this, but I would be […]
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