Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member and parliamentary candidate for Hendon has condemned today’s Queen’s Speech. Mr Dismore said: “We have a zombie Conservative led Government and a zombie Conservative MP with no real agenda, The last session of Parliament had the fewest number of government Bills compared to any other year since 1950 and this year’s Queens […]
Read moreDear editor, In the 10 years between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, the numbers of households renting privately in Barnet rocketed by 55% to reach 26% of all households, reaching 34,854 households in total. Ever since then, the numbers have continued to rise as a result of the huge development we are seeing in the borough. In Hendon there has […]
Read moreDear editor, The 71% increase in people living in Barnet who are in work yet also claiming Housing Benefit is the result of the Conservative Government’s failure to make work pay, tackle the cost-of-living crisis and build the new homes for rent we desperately need. These shocking figures are an indictment of the Conservative Government and Barnet’s Conservative MPs. This […]
Read moreLetter for publication Dear editor I welcome the demise of the First Capital Connect Thameslink franchise, with the news that the contract has now been awarded to Govia. FCC could not run the railway. It was the most unpopular line in the country last year, which was no surprise to users of the line. I am seeking an […]
Read moreDear Editor, The disastrous Stables Market fire in Camden Town was tackled efficiently by London Fire Brigade fire-fighters, who deserve our thanks and praise: but would they not have got there even quicker, if Belsize Fire Station had not been closed by Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson? His unnecessary fire cuts are now regularly revealed to have been a false economy […]
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