Category Archives: Transport

Dismore demands answers from Mayor Johnson over Emirates sponsorship deal

Andrew Dismore Labour Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, has today written to Mayor Boris Johnson, over the Emirates cable car sponsorship deal, And in particular the discriminatory terms which exclude any involvement of Israeli companies, businesses or nationals from the cable car operation. Mr Dismore said: “How on earth did Boris Johnson approve a contract like this? It is […]

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Dismore welcomes London Assembly call for HS2 review to address concerns over environmental damage, costs and design flaws.

Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, welcomed the criticisms in the London Assembly reports on HS2 published today.   Mr Dismore, a member of the Assembly Environment Committee said: “As is well known, I do not support HS2 . I believe it demonstrates poor value for money, the impact on communities and individuals is far too […]

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Dismore demands urgent investigation after near miss on Northern Line

Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore  AM is demanding an urgent investigation into the near miss on the Northern Line on Monday evening. The incident involved two trains which reportedly narrowly averted a head-on collision between Mill Hill East and Finchley Central. The RMT Union have released a statement saying that it was the quick actions […]

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Christian Wolmar: £50 billion HS2 has reached the end of the line

Published: 09 July 2013 – London Evening Standard For the past four years, the project to build a North-South high-speed line has looked as solid a bet as Andy Murray eventually winning Wimbledon. Despite the high cost and the protests of well-organised objectors in the Chilterns, HS2 seemed to have everything going for it. First proposed by the Tories in opposition, […]

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Andrew’s Broadfields/Fairway update #3

I promised to keep you up to date about developments concerning Avanti School’s plan to move to Broadfields and to the Fairway. This is not a campaign against Avanti itself: just that the location they have selected are not suitable either from the local residents’ viewpoint; or for that matter, for children attending the school  and their parents. This may […]

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