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Tag Archives: London
Boris’s Broken Promises #4: “Making our streets and homes safer with 1,000 more police on the beat”
It’s difficult for candidates to break their manifesto pledges before the actual election, but Boris Johnson’s apparent pledge to make London safer with “1,000 more police on the beat” manages that feat. In 2008 Johnson inherited a budget from Ken … Continue reading
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Tagged boris Johnson, Broken promises, cuts, ken livingstone, London, Mayor of London, Police
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Three Years on, Mayor is Failing to Tackle Rough Sleeping
Three years ago this month, Boris Johnson pledged to end rough sleeping in London by 2012. Today, faced with a perfect storm of unemployment, funding cuts, welfare reform and housing market failure, even more people are sleeping rough on London’s … Continue reading
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Tagged boris Johnson, CHAIN, homelessness, housing, London, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron, rough sleeping
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Interview: ‘Housing crisis endangers London’s social fabric’
Last week I was interviewed by young journalist Ed Challis about London’s housing crisis, including the issues of soaring rents and welfare reform (pdf). You can listen to the interview by clicking on the links below. http://audioboo.fm/boos/652280 http://audioboo.fm/boos/652275-nicky-gavron-the-mayor-is-silent-on-london-s-housing-crisis
Housing budget in a pickle
The coalition government has slashed London’s housing budget by 60 per cent, although you wouldn’t know it from the press release. Under the cover of giving new powers to City Hall, a budget of £3 billion has been spun to … Continue reading
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Tagged boris Johnson, Eric Pickles, housing, ken livingstone, London, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron
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Guide to Major Welfare Reforms Being Introduced and Planned for Introduction
London is characterised by mixed and diverse communities. For me – and I suspect millions of other Londoners, it is what makes London a great city. These mixed and balanced communities are also a major contributor to London’s economic and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ghettoisation, Local Housing Allowance, London, Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron, welfare, welfare reform
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Countdown for Housing
In London, no one can be unaware that we are in the midst of a housing crisis. So the Co-operative Housing (Tenure) Bill is timely and welcome. With supply at an all time low, spiralling private sector rents and home … Continue reading
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Tagged boris Johnson, Co-operative Housing (Tenure) Bill, Cooperative housing, Cooperative Party, Election, housing, International Year of Cooperatives, ken livingstone, Labour Party, London, London Assembly, London Labour Housing Group, Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron, United Nations
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Earls Court’s Future in the Balance
Astonishingly, the Mayor just decided that the iconic Earls Court exhibition centre is no longer needed and should be demolished. This issue has attracted few column inches and little publicity. But, as a result of the Mayor’s response to the … Continue reading
Cuts to Barnet and Camden police revealed
Barnet and Camden has lost 103 police officers in the last year, new figures from the Metropolitan Police Authority reveal. London Assembly member Nicky Gavron AM says Mayor Boris Johnson must take responsibility New figures published by the Metropolitan Police … Continue reading
Putting the Record Straight: Time for the Mayor to Come Clean on Housing Figures
During last week’s Mayor’s Question Time (14 September) Boris Johnson double counted thousands of homes that will be delivered between 2008 and 2015. He claimed: “We are not only on course to achieve 50,000 new affordable homes during this mayoralty, … Continue reading
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Tagged boris Johnson, housing, housing numbers, London, Mayor of London, Mayor's Question Time
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Response from Richard Blakeway
Date: 7 September Dear Nicky Thank you for your letter. 54,000 completions refers to the four-year investment round, 2011/15. The GLA has been clear we are referring to this investment round, and this includes existing commitments as well. You will … Continue reading
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Tagged double counting, housing, London, Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron, Richard Blakeway
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