The Conservative Hendon MP may have gained a little publicity by presenting a petition against Avanti School’s plans to build a huge new free school on the Broadfields site, but his hand wringing might have carried more weight if he had stood up to oppose, or at the very least criticise, the details of the Conservative led Coalition Government’s chaotic […]
Read moreAvanti School and planning rules As you may have heard, the planning rules for free schools have just been relaxed, so I thought you would like a briefing about the general law changes and what I think this means for the Avanti permanent (Broadfields) and temporary (Fairway) proposed sites. The existing guidance from before the relaxation of the rules: The […]
Read moreJust before The deadline for submissions in response to its consultation on fire brigade cuts, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority published figures for the attendance times of a third fire engine: previously they had only released data for the first two at any incident. Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Camden and Barnet, who has analysed the […]
Read moreLetter for publication The terrible fire at the Bravanese Somali community centre was a shock to us all. It is a sad reflection that even in Barnet, incidents such as this can occur as the consequence of criminally misguided individuals who try to undermine our tolerant multicultural society, of which we are righty so proud in Barnet. It is clear […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden, has condemned Mayor Boris Johnson’s plans for yet more development in Colindale, in light of the news that Mayor Boris Johnson has invited developers to submit plans, which envisages at least 1,650 new homes on the site. Mr Dismore said: “Yet again we see the Conservatives riding roughshod over the […]
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