Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has welcomed news that the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is providing £175,000 for the east of Barnet to work on helping parents access free childcare. According to the Mayor, four new Micro-hub champions led by Barnet Early Years Alliance will develop a range of initiatives to meet local needs […]
Read moreThe London Overground line from Gospel Oak to Barking is finally being reopened on Monday 15th January after the completion of work to install overhead electrical lines, which will enable a new fleet of state-of-the-art longer length trains to operate from spring. Mr Dismore said: ‘The electrical works have taken far longer than anticipated, but it is good news that […]
Read moreYou can read the Mayor’s report on the impact of Brexit here. Key findings from the report are: * The London results are similar to the UK results in that the impact of Brexit is negative and gets progressively more negative (compared to what may have happened if the UK remained in the Single Market and Customs Union), moving from Scenario 2 to […]
Read moreI was appalled to read yet again ( Ham and High 4/1/18) about the problems Ms Mary Hassell, the Senior Coroner for Inner North London, has caused for bereaved Jewish and Muslim families. I recall these problems began several years ago after her move from Wales, where she probably did not have experience of the needs of minority communities. One […]
Read moreYou may be interested in this article by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, which I reproduce below. You can read his full report here. 2018 will be the year when the fate of Brexit and thus of Britain will be decided. 2017 was too early in the negotiation. By 2019, it will be too late. Realistically, 2018 will be the […]
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