Introduction May firstly wish you a happy Christmas and happy Chanukah? We should spare a thought for those public service workers who are on duty over the festive season as they are throughout the year. It seems a long time since I participated in poppy selling and Remembrance Day in Edgware, with all that has happened since. This month’s report […]
Read moreIntroduction This month’s report is for a shorter period than usual, as City Hall is caught by the ‘purdah’ rules when a General Election is called. All our political business and meetings cease until after the election, so rather than wait quite a while for a report on October, I thought it better to send a short one now. This […]
Read moreIntroduction This report covers a longer time than usual, as it includes the Summer break. This is clearly a febrile time in politics, with Brexit to the fore; but also with questions over the Prime Minister’s conduct relating to his relationship with Jennifer Arcuri, which the Assembly is investigating for a breach of the City Hall Code of Conduct. We […]
Read moreIntroduction This report covers a longer time than usual, as I wanted to make sure I was up to date in reporting back to you, up to the Summer break. This period coincided with a number of anniversaries, not least the second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire. I comment on this further in the Fire, Resilience and Emergency […]
Read moreIntroduction This reporting period included the Easter recess and the Assembly’s AGM where we had a small reshuffle. For the forthcoming year (my last before my retirement in May 2020) I will be chairing the Fire Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee; I will continue as a member of the Police and crime Committee; and I have switched from the Economy […]
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