Local Labour London Assembly Members have written to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt about plans to downsize Whittington Hospital. Condemning the plans to sell off parts of the hospital buildings and land as “secretive”, Jennette Arnold OBE AM, Andrew Dismore AM and Joanne McCartney AM have asked the Health Minister how the hospital can continue to provide the excellent service that […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet has today written to LA Fitness Chief Executive Martin Long to express his outrage at the victimisation of consumer whistle-blower Terry Messenger following articles published by the Times Series newspaper group. Mr Dismore said: “LA Fitness’s treatment of Terry Messenger is one of the most outrageous examples of consumer victimisation I have […]
Read moreFollowing Friday’s revelation that Boris Johnson’s policing figures were not actual figures but had been ‘adjusted’, local Labour Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has called into question the accuracy of the information given to residents on the number of police officers in Camden and Barnet Andrew Dismore AM is today backing calls for the UK Statistics Authority’s opinion as to whether […]
Read moreMen over 55 years of age, who have lost their job, have less than eight per cent chance of getting a new one[1], the London Assembly has heard. At a meeting yesterday to discuss the effectiveness of careers guidance in the capital, Members of the Assembly’s Economy Committee heard London’s over 50s are facing a tough time in the job […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.7: 20th December 2012 to 7th February 2013 (With ‘Stop Press’, 12th February 2013) Introduction Firstly, may I wish you a rather belated Happy New Year? This month, most of the time seems to have been spent on the police and fire brigade cuts, as well as the fare rises the Mayor has imposed on […]
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