Dear Editor, When the Conservatives first started privatising public assets, the metaphorical saying was that they were selling off the country’s “family silver”. Now, Barnet Council Conservatives have gone one stage further and are doing so literally, with their decision to auction off the museum exhibits from Church Farmhouse Museum- and not just the Borough’s “family silver” either, but its […]
Read moreThe recent revelation concerning the closure of Hampstead Police Station came as a shock to us both. As recently as July Mayor Johnson released a list of police buildings, including front desk counters that had been earmarked for closure. Hampstead Police Station was not on that list. It is becoming increasingly clear that the public cannot trust this Conservative Mayor […]
Read moreWritten in response to a reply received from James Cleverly AM, Chair of LFEPA on 21/08/2012 RE: AssetCo plc Dear James, Thank you for your letter of 21st August I regard your response as remarkably and unacceptably complacent. You say: “I am sure I do not need to remind you that it is LFEPA’s Resources Committee, on which you sit, […]
Read more20/08/2012 Dear James, I am writing to you to express serious concerns over the recent takeover of AssetCo for £2 by AB&A Investments Limited including the purchase of the London Fire Brigade’s fleet of fire engines. In his briefing last week, the Fire Commissioner said: “This sale has no direct impact upon the Authority’s vehicle and equipment contract which will […]
Read moreTwo weeks ago i wrote to the Chief Executive of Veolia Water about his companies refusal to drop the current hosepipe ban, despite much rainfall and his competitors lowering of their bans. If Veolia are unable to respond to demand as their competitors, are they really serving their customers in the best possible way? The response is below.
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