Percentage of burglaries solved in Barnet and Camden drops as police cuts bite: 92% of burglaries in Camden and 96% of burglaries in Barnet went unsolved last year Concern is growing about the Metropolitan Police’s ability to deal with a further £800m of budget cuts without a significant impact on frontline services, local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM has […]
Read moreDear editor, Although Mayor Boris Johnson claimed he was unaware of this, on 29th September the Metropolitan Police will decide whether to axe all our local Police Community Support Officers. These cuts would see neighbourhood policing reduced to just a single dedicated police officer for each ward. This is down from 6 officer strong SNT’s in Camden and 9 […]
Read moreAt Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden challenged London Mayor Boris Johnson to come clean over his deal with West Ham over the deal to allow them to use the Olympic Stadium. Speaking at the meeting Mr Dismore asked the Mayor to confirm the following points: “You fought to keep this secret, didn’t […]
Read moreCommenting on the 70% rise in Islamophobic hate crimes in London, Labour London Assembly Member for Andrew Dismore AM said: “The 70% increase in Islamophobic hate crime is a shameful blight on London’s reputation as a welcoming, inclusive and tolerant city. The situation is made even worse by the fact that 60% of attacks are reported to be against […]
Read moreFollowing the knife attack last week in Whetstone local London Assembly for Barnet Andrew Dismore AM said: ‘Thursday’s shocking knife attack involving a young school boy, aged just 15, shows the severity of rising knife injuries and stabbings across London. Knife crime with injury in Under 25s has been rising steadily across London over the last year. Since 2012 Barnet […]
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