When I went to pay my respects at South Africa House on Saturday evening, it brought back memories of Anti Apartheid demonstrations I had attended in the 1970s and 80s. But instead of lines of riot gear clad police backed by horses, there were just a couple of bobbies, overseeing the growing pile of floral tributes. The flag of democratic […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden challenged London Fire Brigade chiefs at the Assembly plenary meeting on 4th December. Mr Dismore raised the damaging cuts to the Fire Brigade, especially the closures of Belsize and Clerkenwell fire stations, with Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson, who despite accepting the cuts were financially driven, and that many parts so […]
Read moreMayor of London Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that Transport for London will increase travelcards above inflation next year. Since Boris Johnson was elected as Mayor in 2008 he has increased fares above inflation every year, with single bus fares rising as much as 55 per cent. Residents across Finchley, Golders Green and Hendon living in Zones 3, 4 and […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has claimed victory at last, in his long running battle with Transport for London, for a simple solution to the problem of excess parking tickets outside the shops in Falloden Way on the A1. Mr Dismore said: “The number of tickets being given to motorists for inadvertently parking […]
Read morePensioners in London face paying more than £110,000 for their residential care before they hit the so-called ‘cap’ on care costs, new analysis published by Labour shows today. The average figure to be funded by pensioners is 50% more than the £72,000 which ministers have claimed. Labour’s analysis also reveals that three out of four elderly people in the region will […]
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