The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority is today launching its public consultation on its Draft Fifth London Safety Plan. The plan includes the proposal to close 12 fire stations, 18 fire engines and lose 520 firefighters. The corporate view of the Authority is that, while it has recorded its opposition to station closures, appliance and staff reductions, it is […]
Read moreThe 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 8 minutes to […]
Read moreToday Boris Johnson’s plans to close 12 fire stations and axe 18 fire engines were set back. The move came after members of the London Fire Authority accepted that the 2013/14 budget will not include cuts to frontline services. A motion proposed by Labour Assembly Member Andrew Dismore, and passed by today’s London Fire Authority meeting, asked that no frontline […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.7: 20th December 2012 to 7th February 2013 (With ‘Stop Press’, 12th February 2013) Introduction Firstly, may I wish you a rather belated Happy New Year? This month, most of the time seems to have been spent on the police and fire brigade cuts, as well as the fare rises the Mayor has imposed on […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore AM, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, has received an apology from Andrew Boff AM, Leader of the Conservative Group on the Assembly for a defamatory statement which was sent to Barnet local newspapers, published on Mr Boff’s website, and circulated to Conservative Barnet Councillors, one of whom repeated the defamation in the Council Chamber. The apology […]
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