No.35: 16th June 2016 to 22nd July 2016 Introduction May I firstly wish all my readers a belated Eid Mubarak to mark the end of Ramadan? We are clearly at a time of great political and economic upheaval, with the consequences of the Brexit vote, the Conservative leadership ‘non-contest’ leading to Theresa May taking over as Prime Minister, and the […]
Read moreAt June’s Mayor’s questions, I raised with the Mayor the forthcoming Fire Safety Plan, due in 2017, and in particular, whether it was going to be cost driven or risk driven. I attended the Finchley Fire Station Open Day; and the Highgate Cemetery memorial service for firefighters who over the years gave their lives in the line of duty.
Read moreThe Mayor has announced an important consultation on measures to improve air quality in the capital to which you may want to contribute. See also my call for a diesel car scrappage scheme. Flash flooding has become a growing problem in parts of the constituency, especially in the west of Barnet where overdevelopment is, in my view, contributing to the […]
Read moreThe Mayor has appointed Jules Pipe, currently the Mayor of Hackney, to be his Deputy Mayor for Planning. Jules will take up his position shortly. In the meantime, I have had a preliminary discussion with the Deputy Mayor for Housing, James Murray. Whilst the Mayor cannot overrule previous decisions of the former Mayor, including those that had already had a […]
Read moreGiven the importance of the issue, I now produce a separate, more detailed report on policing issues, which you can access here. If you would like to be added to my email list for these, please email me back, accordingly. This month’s Assembly full plenary session was on the subject of policing and crime with the Mayor and Police Commissioner. […]
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