Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly candidate for Barnet and Camden, has found out that to deal with the consequences of Conservative Barnet Council’s hike in parking charges which have forced motorists into parking elsewhere, causing obstruction to traffic, London Transport’s buses and the police. So to deal with this, Barnet are now planning extra double yellow lines. (extract council report […]
Read morePRESS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE: 31/1/12 Local Government minister denounces excessive parking charges During Communities Department question time in the Commons on 30th January, Conservative local government minister Grant Shapps MP has sharply criticized town centre parking charges (see Hansard below) Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly candidate for Barnet said: “Grant Shapps is yet another in the long list of Conservative high-ups […]
Read morePRESS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE: 31/1/12 Dismore gives Coleman a taste of his own medicine When out campaigning with Labour Councillors and activists against Barnet Council’s monstrous parking charges on Saturday 28thJanuary, Labour’s London Assembly candidate for Barnet could not resist the temptation to “ticket” Barnet parking supremo Cllr Brian Coleman’s car with Labour’s “parking ticket” campaign leaflet (photo and copy leaflet […]
Read moreSo now retail guru Mary Portas, in her report commissioned by the Prime Minister, has added her voice to the problems of our struggling shopping centres by highlighting the impact of rising parking charges, which she thinks should come down. Barnet Council’s response? To secretly plan yet a further increase in parking charges next year of 5%! Where are the […]
Read moreLabour has today revealed the hidden cost of the Government’s wasteful NHS reorganisation in Barnet and Camden. New guidelines will force the local NHS to put aside £22.527m in Barnet and £19.569m in Camden, a total of £42,096m in the London Assembly constituency] from their budget this year and next to pay for a costly NHS restructure that David Cameron […]
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