At today’s LFEPA London Fire Authority meeting, Labour London Assembly and Fire Authority Resources Committee chair Andrew Dismore AM successfully defied London Mayor Boris Johnson over his approach to cuts in the fire service. Mr Dismore moved the recommendations, accepted by the Authority, to stand up to the Mayor and to refuse to implement the Mayor’s plan to cut 13 […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly plenary meeting , Labour Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM challenged Mayor Johnson, as chair of TfL, over the decision to accept tourism advertisements for ‘northern Cyprus’. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘Will TfL still be accepting advertising placed by ‘northern Cyprus’ in the future? ‘Do you accept the adverts have caused widespread […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly plenary meeting , Labour Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM questioned Mayor Johnson, as chair of TfL over Conservative Hertfordshire County Council’s plan to cut £390,000 from bus services this year, threatening the future of a number of outer London bus routes that also serve parts of Hertfordshire. Mr Dismore told the Mayor: […]
Read moreFewer than one in five of the public support plans to cut 13 London fire engines according to the results of an official London Fire Brigade public consultation. Despite the lack of public support for the plans, the London Fire Brigade is pushing ahead with plans to axe the 13 fire engines after Mayor Boris Johnson ordered them to make […]
Read more“ The Conservatives’ idea of ‘affordable’ housing is a million miles away from the reality facing Barnet residents in housing need . So-called’ Help to Buy’ won’t come anywhere near helping meet the needs of Barnet residents who want to own their own home. The new scheme is not even limited to first-time buyers, who are forced to compete with […]
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