In today’s City Hall Health Committee meeting, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden today challenged NHS chiefs over their allocation of public health resources. Mr Dismore revealed that In 2013/14, Westminster received £132 per head, and Kensington and Chelsea, £130. Yet Barnet received only £ 37, despite having worse life expectancies than either Westminster or Kensington. […]
Read moreIn today’s City Hall Health Committee evidence session, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden argued with health chiefs over the consequences of the closure of Chase Farm A and E. Mr Dismore revealed figures that showed the pressures this has caused on the London Ambulance Service, cancelled operations, and delayed transfers of patients out of […]
Read moreLondon Mayor Boris Johnson is cutting the Metropolitan Police by 20% As you may have noticed this 20% cut has worked through to Camden. Since the last general election our police numbers in Camden have gone down dramatically: This means 234 fewer pairs of eyes and ears to keep us safe. Overall, The Met has lost than 3,062 officers since the last general […]
Read moreDear Editor, Conservative councillor Evangeli has yet again showed himself to be out of touch and asleep on the job (letters 27/2/14). If he had not been, he would know that I have been involved with the Cat Hill campaign from when I was elected to the Assembly, as the campaigners would confirm. And what’s more, I have been consistent. I […]
Read moreI have just had some good news, re safety at Stirling Corner! I have been arguing for some time about the need for a reduced speed limit, down to 50 MPH (still pretty fast!) Transport for London are at long last proposing to reduce the speed limit from 70mph to 50mph between the junctions of the A1 Rowley Lane and Courtland Avenue […]
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