Mayor Boris Johnson today came under calls to deliver on the Olympic legacy and tackle long term unemployment and youth unemployment in the capital. The latest figures released on Wednesday show that long-term youth unemployment (aged 18-24) in the capital has risen from 1,810 to 7,705 between July 2011 and July 2012. They also reveal that long-term unemployment (aged 25 […]
Read moreLabour Assembly Member Andrew Dismore is calling for Boris Johnson to reveal how many businesses the Mayor’s office has contacted as part of the Mayors own pledge to secure places for apprentices from 1,000 business. This weekend’s closing ceremony coincides with the 100 day mark of Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson’s re-election. The theme for London2012 is the concept of using […]
Read moreThe NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) management board have announced the closure of the routine blood testing department at their centre in Colindale and its transfer to Filton near Bristol. The closure of the Colindale department will mean that no routine Testing Laboratory exists in London and the south east of England. Once blood is collected from a donor, […]
Read moreLabour’s Andrew Dismore today renewed his call for a minute’s silence during the Olympic Games to remember the Israeli athletes and coaching staff who were murdered by terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Mr Dismore has led calls on the London Assembly for the Mayor and the International Olympic Committee to hold a minute’s silence. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) […]
Read moreBarnet’s Labour councillors have launched a new website to campaign against the council’s unpopular ‘One Barnet’ programme which plans to gamble £1bn of council tax-payers’ money by selling off 70% of critical council services to two private for-profit companies. The ‘Better Barnet’ campaign is a resource for the whole community to use to help raise awareness of the risks involved […]
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