Kings Cross Fire: 30 years on
You may be interested in this article on the Kings Cross fire 30 years on, which I contributed to. It is in the latest edition of RAIL magazine.
Read moreBudget is a betrayal of Grenfell victims and the promises made to them
Andrew Dismore, a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, has castigated the Government for failing to honour pledges made in the aftermath of the Grenfell Fire in the budget. The Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden also said the Government’s continued austerity programme was making citizens less safe. The Chancellor’s budget failed to provide extra […]
Read moreNHS crisis not being tackled by Budget says Dismore
The crisis in London’s NHS will not be tackled by measures announced in the budget this week by Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hamond, says Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore. Across England last year, NHS trusts were £791 million in deficit. Only 5 out of 133 hospital trusts across the country achieved the 4-hour waiting […]
Read moreBudget reaction from Andrew Dismore AM
Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore denounced the budget announced yesterday by Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond as “a disaster for London” Key budget headlines: Government fails to meet deficit reduction targets yet again, and will only deliver a surplus budget in 2025, 10 years after they promised to. Growth forecasts have been downgraded and […]
Read moreParis and Amsterdam Win Brexit Races for London-Based EU Agencies
From Bloomberg: London loses European banking, drug regulators on EU departure French capital wins EBA, No. 1 Dutch city to host EMA France and the Netherlands won the contests to host two London-based European Union agencies in the first concrete political victories in the battle for Brexit spoils. The EU’s banking authority will move to Paris and the medicines regulator […]
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