Today the London Assembly passed a motion aiming to tackle the problem of children’s school holiday hunger. 1 in 4 children in London are at risk of hunger during school holidays, according to the Trust for London, who also noted that free school meals were only available for half the days in a year. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet […]
Read moreIn response to the Mayor’s announcement that Whitefield School in Barnet will receive a portion of his ‘Young Londoners Fund’ to set up a Stepping Stones programme, aimed at helping the most vulnerable local pupils with the transition to secondary school, local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM said: “The transition between primary and secondary school can be a difficult […]
Read moreIn the 2017/18 financial year, homicide rose by 51% in London.[1] Knife crime rose by 21% in the 2017/18 financial year in London.[2] In the year to June 2018, the Met recorded 142 cases of homicide with 88 being knife related.[3] There have been at least 51 fatal stabbings in London since the start of the year (as of 6th […]
Read moreShock figures from the National Housing Federation show the average private rent in Barnet amounts to £1588 per month, or £19,056 a year. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore says this shows how broken the housing market is in London and Barnet, and urgent action is needed to make rents more affordable. According to the Office […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore AM has expressed his anger at the Barnet Council Conservative Group nomination of Cllr Reuben Thompstone as their candidate to be Mayor of Barnet at the Council meeting last night. Cllr Thompstone is chair of the Children, Education, Libraries and Safeguarding Committee (CELS) and oversaw the children’s service receiving a failed rating by OFSTED inspectors last year. Cllr […]
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