London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has today repeated calls for the Mayor of London to freeze Transport for London fares and not to put an “extra tax on workers”. The Mayor is due to decide what level fares will be from January later this year, he is currently committed to an RPI+1% increase. In addition, season tickets for train services […]
Read moreA High Court judge today found Conservative Barnet Council to have broken the law in increasing parking charges to increase general revenue. In April 2011 the Conservative administration running Barnet Council increased the cost of CPZ permits from £40 to £100 and the price of a one hour visitor permit from £1 to £4 per day. The then Labour GLA […]
Read moreBoris Johnson has been forced to ask Transport for London to renegotiate its contract for the Emirates Cable Car after it was revealed it was in breach of domestic UK and European laws. Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore is now demanding an apology from the Mayor for allowing this contract to dictate foreign policy as well as assurances that […]
Read moreTransport for London has refused to admit today that the contract they signed with Emirates for sponsorship of the cable car allows the boycotting of Israeli companies in the operation or monitoring of the performance of the cable car. TfL’s Head of the Emirates Air Line has said: “It is to be expected that a sponsorship contract would include a […]
Read moreEarlier today, Andrew Dismore Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden wrote to Mayor Boris Johnson about the discriminatory contract of sponsorship of the Emirates Cable Car, which excludes any Israeli involvement from the operation of the car. Mr Dismore said: “However, that is not the end of the story. The terms in the contract seem to be […]
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