Barnet Council has been asked to step up efforts to promote Small Business Saturday by Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore. In a letter to Council Leader Cllr Richard Cornelius, Mr Dismore said real support was needed by businesses due to Brexit and inflation. Mr Dismore said: ‘Barnet need to get of their backsides […]
Read moreWhittington Hospital, University College London Hospital (UCLH) and The Royal Free NHS Trusts have all failed to meet targets to see 95% of patients in A&E within 4 hours. Against a national average of 89.7%, Whittington achieved 89.9%, UCLH 87.9% and The Royal Free just 84.3%. (The Royal Free NHS Trust includes Barnet Hospital’s A&E figures) UCLH were also the […]
Read moreMayor predicts police numbers will fall below 30,000 in next 12 months At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and Fire Authority member Andrew Dismore AM questioned Mayor Sadiq Khan over the increasing pressures faced by the Met, as crime rises and officer numbers fall due to Government underfunding. Compared to a year ago […]
Read moreToday on the 25th World Mental Health Day, Local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, is calling on businesses to put mental health on their agenda. The theme of this year’s awareness event, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is workplace wellbeing. Mr Dismore urged employers to take action to “tackle the culture of silence that all too […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore says there is now clear evidence that cuts made to the London Fire Brigade by former Mayor of London Boris Johnson have made Camden less safe. Mr Johnson’s decision to close Belsize Park and Clerkenwell Fire Stations has increased attendance times in all but two wards in Camden. Data […]
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