http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articlearchive.php Recent Press Articles from London Assembly Liberal Democrats en-GB London Assembly Liberal Democrats http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 London Assembly Liberal Democrats 2008-08-20T08:11+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000077/liberal_democrats_put_forward_proposals_to_save_london_underground.html The Liberal Democrats have outlined key proposals to revive London's failing Tube network. 2008-03-26T05:27+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000076/alcoholrelated_offences_soar_33__lib_dems.html Levels in alcohol-related crime have risen by a third since the Licensing Act was introduced in 2005. Crimes influenced by drugs and alcohol are up by almost half, while alcohol-related theft has increased by 54%, figures obtained by the London Assembly Liberal Democrats show. 2007-12-07T10:30+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000075/it_often_turns_into_a_dingdong_with_ken.html That was the comment of the Editor of Scrutiny on the difficulty of reporting the work of the London Assembly. The answer? A) it shouldn't; b) it doesn't (and c) we should refer to him more; cuddly "Ken" consolidates his chosen image, probably a cardinal error on the part of a scrutineer). 2007-04-10T08:00+01:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000074/olympics__will_2012_fail_our_young_people.html Canning Town Job Centre has been open an hour, and is already doing a brisk trade. A steady trickle of punters drifts in under the watchful eye of the security guards at the door to sign on or check out the jobs on offer, while determinedly upbeat staff hawk advice and training courses to anyone who'll listen. At the touch of a button, purple computers print details of the latest vacancies on strips of shiny paper. 2007-03-23T16:29+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000073/stark_budget_choices.html Next year the Mayor's budget will be in the order of £10billion. This is funded very substantially by central government grant with the rest raised by the Mayor's 'precept' on Council Tax bills issued by the boroughs. The Mayor currently proposes a 7.2% increase - or double the rate of inflation. 2005-01-24T00:00+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000072/my_wish_list_for_london.html Now that the overindulgence of the Christmas period is over, and Auld Lang Syne has been well and truly sung, I thought it would be a chance to put forward a new year wish list for what I would like to see happen in London over the next 12 months. 2004-12-29T00:00+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000070/party_pooper.html The shops are starting to bustle, children have started opening their advent calendars, the arguments about whose house will host the annual family get together are in full swing and churches become a little fuller. It is amazing how fast Christmas and New Year come round isn't it? 2004-12-13T00:00+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000069/are_the_bendy_buses_really_free_buses.html Over the last few weeks we have seen Mayor Livingstone hike up fares on public transport by £125million in 2005 in London. 2004-11-02T00:00+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000068/to_park_or_not_to_park.html Last month, my Lib Dem colleague and London Assembly Transport Committee Chair, Lynne Featherstone, announced an examination into the way Parking tickets are issued across London. 2004-10-10T00:00+01:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000065/the_future_of_transport_in_london.html Thursday 16 September 6pm 2004-09-17T10:17+01:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000067/be_prepared_for_your_pocket_to_be_picked_by_the_mayor.html So the schools are back, the Olympics past, the holidays are done and the summer that never started is now over. 2004-09-07T00:10+01:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000061/seconds_out_and_counting.html I had to resort to a Marks & Sparks birthday cake for my daughter this week. 2004-06-10T23:27+01:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000062/how_was_it_for_you.html Four years after the London Mayor and Assembly were created, the first term of office for us all is coming to an end next month. 2004-05-16T22:21+01:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000064/litter_litter_everywhere.html According to a recent report, London is one of the worst capital cities in the European Union for quality of life. Ranked 11th out of the 15 European capitals, sinking to 12th in the rankings for health and sanitation, London fails dismally compared with top-placed Zurich in terms of health, transport, housing, recreation and public services. 2004-05-09T11:27+01:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/articles/000063/talk_is_cheap.html Talk is cheap - so why are Londoners paying the cost of the Mayor of London's failure to persuade the Government to give the Greater London Authority real political and economic powers? 2004-05-04T12:26+01:00