Local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM and Barnet Labour Group Leader Cllr Barry Rawlings have written to the Deputy Mayor of London Heidi Alexander, after final plans to install a new cycle lane on the A1000 between East Finchley station and North Finchley were unveiled. Supporting the scheme, they nonetheless felt that improvements could be made. Firstly, by improving […]
Read moreResponding to the Government’s announcement that they will end the rail franchising model, local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “I welcome the ending of the franchised rail system in London. Clearly the Government are now recognising that the TfL model, in which there is local democratic control over services, is a far better way to run a railway. […]
Read moreLocal London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, is backing calls by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) against Government plans to scrap free travel for 11-17 year olds in London. The Government’s proposed suspension of the concession is one of the terms of its recent bailout of Transport for London (TfL), amidst the Covid-19 outbreak. But London Assembly Members and […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden raised safety concerns over high rise firefighting techniques, about to be brought in by the London Fire Brigade, known as PN633 (Video here) Mr Dismore asked the Mayor for an update on the design and implementation of LFB’s PN633. This policy introduces […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden raised concerns over the Government decision to abolish Public Health England. (Video here) Mr Dismore said: ‘The Government has decided to scrap Public Health England. You may be aware that PHE is based in Colindale in my constituency, and is a major […]
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