Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has warned the Government they must rethink plans to slash funding for schools and pupils in Barnet, or risk abandoning the gains made in the last decade. Under the Government’s new ‘fairer funding’ plans, Barnet could lose £16 million from its schools budgets while cash is redistributed to other parts […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has warned the Government they must rethink plans to slash funding for schools and pupils in Camden, or risk abandoning the gains made in the last decade. Under the Government’s new ‘fairer funding’ plans, Camden could lose £28 million from its schools budgets while cash is redistributed to other parts […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.30 3rd October 2015 to 13th November 2015 1 Introduction May I firstly wish everyone a Happy Diwali ? Much of this month has been dominating by discussions on expected draconian cuts to the police and fire service (see below). We should not though forget: I attended Remembrance Day events at City Hall and in […]
Read moreAt the London Assembly plenary today Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden challenged the Mayor’s chief of staff Sir Edward Lister over the implications of the Government’s student visa policy for London’s economy . ( video link) Sir Edward had previously reported to the Assembly that the numbers of Indian students had halved between 2009 and […]
Read moreAt the London Assembly plenary Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden successfully proposed a motion over the Conservative Government’s cuts to English Language (ESOL) teaching. Mr Dismore said: ‘It is hardly joined up Government, is it, for one department, the DWP, to mandate people to go on ESOL courses or lose their benefit on the one […]
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