It is interesting to see that the Conservatives and Mr Freer want to increase bus and tube fares dramatically, at a time when inflation is eating ever more into Londoners’ living standards due to their mismanagement of the economy and mishandling of Brexit. The Conservtives are also starving TfL’s budget through their phased complete end of all Government financial support […]
Read moreAccording to a report in the Independent, Britain is £490 billion worse off, making the Brexit negotiations even harder. Read the full article here.
Read moreA very interesting article in the Independent here.
Read moreMayor predicts police numbers will fall below 30,000 in next 12 months At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and Fire Authority member Andrew Dismore AM questioned Mayor Sadiq Khan over the increasing pressures faced by the Met, as crime rises and officer numbers fall due to Government underfunding. Compared to a year ago […]
Read moreThe below picture shows the calculation of cuts to police budgets by the Goverment. There are £497 million of cost pressures on the Met Police. The Mayor of London has agreed to increase the mayoral Precept, which will generate £54 million, leaving a funding gap of £443 million.
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