Dear editor, May I use your letters column to thank all the voters of Barnet and Camden who voted for me in last week’s London Assembly elections? I am grateful for the honour you have now given me to serve you on the GLA. I will be an Assembly Member for all those in the two boroughs and will do […]
Read moreDear Editor, The organisers of the Friern Barnet “pop up “ library are to be congratulated on this excellent initiative. It shows just how wrong the Conservatives who control Barnet Council were, to close the library in the first place. Now, by all accounts, they are obstructing those who wish to keep the initiative going. Just why can’t […]
Read moreDear editor, So Conservative GLA member Brian Coleman says the electorate “want someone who gets things done” for Camden, (CNJ 12/4/12), implying himself. But just what has he done for Camden? The Conservative Party leaflet page supposedly about him does not list a single Coleman outcome, but merely regurgitates Mayor Johnson’s alleged achievements. The inference can only be that Mr […]
Read moreDear Editor Conservative Barnet Council’s negative approach to libraries can be contrasted with Labour Camden Council. When facing far worse Coalition Government budget cuts than Barnet, Camden worked constructively with the communities concerned and have saved three libraries through active and encouraging engagement. However, Conservative Barnet Council has strung along users of Friern Barnet Library appallingly. It is now abundantly […]
Read moreDear Editor Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson, in his newly published transport manifesto, says that “One of the biggest complaints from businesses large and small is about parking in London making it difficult for them to do their job, increasing costs, or by making it difficult for customers to get to them”. And […]
Read more