Commenting on the admission that the proposed helter-skelter slide for the Orbit Tower at the Olympic Park will cost £3.5m to install, on top of the £10.4 million we already owe and £10,000 a week loss the Orbit is currently incurring, Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM said: “With the Orbit already losing £10,000 a week, splashing out […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.32 17th December 2015 to 29th January 2016 1 Introduction May I firstly wish everyone a belated Happy New Year? And what better way to start off January than the wonderful Lumiere festival. It gave a real boost to London restuarants and shops too, at a traditonaly quiet time for them, with an estmated million […]
Read moreFurther to my campaign over cuts in ESOL teaching (English language to non native speakers) I had a very useful meeting at City Hall with ESOL teachers and students. See also my response to ESOL funding announcement. I wrote to Camden Council Cabinet in support of their libraries.
Read moreI was pleased to see that Camden Council rejected the plan for the underground hotel in Great Russell Street.
Read moreThe consultation on the operational change options for next year’s Fire Brigade budget ends on 1st February. See also letter for publication – Still time to have your say over the future of Fire Service. Since the consultation began, the budget position has improved considerably. As the Government did not claw back pension contributions as expected, and the FBU withdrew […]
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