Speaking at the London Assembly plenary meeting, I demanded the return of 13 fire engines to fire stations, currently held off the stations, with the return being blocked by Mayor Boris Johnson. The Mayor has issued a direction to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) telling members not redeploy 13 fire appliances currently being used to support the contingency […]
Read moreThere is a lack of broadband accessibility in large parts of Barnet and Camden. I raised this during the London Assembly plenary with the London Enterprise Partnership. I raised a number of cases with the Chair of the LEP. In Parliament Emily Thornberry MP gave an example of it taking nine hours to upload a two and a half minute film […]
Read moreOver recent years there has been a significant rise in anti-Semitic attacks in London. A motion agreed by the London Assembly today (1 July 2015) calls on the Mayor to support a peaceful, community-led counter protest in place of the planned rally in Golders Green by a number of fringe extreme right wing groups. The Assembly urges the Mayor […]
Read moreI discussed the issue of care workers’ pay and working practices with Mayor Boris Johnson at June’s Mayor’s Question Time. I asked the Mayor, if he would endorse a charter that said care workers should be paid for their travel time and travel costs, that they should have the freedom to provide appropriate care with time to talk to their […]
Read moreAgain I raised the plight of Barnet’s temporary tenants with Mayor Boris Johnson at June’s Mayor’s Question Time. I asked the Mayor if he thought it was right to leave people in limbo for years, unable to plan their futures with any security because of Barnet’s policy of keeping tenants in insecure temporary accommodation for years, to ensure they had no […]
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