Hendon Times The number of unemployed in the borough of Barnet is higher than the national average, according to figures. Latest figures show that out of 375,000 people in the borough, 188,000 of them were economically active yet around 11,000 of those were unemployed, The rate is 6.2 cent compared to 5.4 per cent nationally. London Assembly member for […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, has revealed the ten most dangerous pedestrian crossings in his constituency and is calling for urgent action to improve safety at the ten accident hotspots. Top of the list in Camden is St Giles Circus with 9 pedestrian accidents in two years, followed by two crossings on the Euston Road […]
Read moreEvening Standard Vulnerable children were held overnight in police cells an alarming 100 times every week last year, figures showed today. Scotland Yard recorded more than 3,000 cases of under-18s behind bars for at least four hours between midnight and 8am over a six-month period. The detentions occurred even though the law states children should be transferred to local authority […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM has welcomed the Government decision to transfer control of suburban rail lines to TfL as part of the Overground network, but questions why it will take until 2021 for Thameslink to be moved over. Mr Dismore said: ‘It is outrageous that hard pressed commuters who use the Thameslink service […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time Labour London Assembly member Andrew Dismore AM challenged the Mayor over the growth of homelessness of families with children in London. Dismore questions Boris on rise in homeless children from Andrew Dismore on Vimeo. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘How many children were in homeless families in London at Christmas 2015?’ […]
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