http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories 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) 2010 London Assembly Liberal Democrats 2010-03-19T17:47+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000814/protest_at_attempt_to_hide_shameful_secret_at_london_fire_and_emergency_planning_authority__statement_from_caroline_pidgeon.html Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon and Councillor Ed Butcher, Lib Dem Fire Leader, walked out of today's budget meeting of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). This was in protest at the decision of the Tories prohibiting the filming of the disgraced Councillor, Bertha Joseph, who was present and voting for the half billion pound budget. 2010-03-18T15:47+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000813/police_cuts_coming_to_a_borough_near_you__dee_doocey.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly policing spokesperson and member of the MPA challenged the Mayor today at City Hall over the harmful impact of his 5% cut in the budgets that Borough Commanders will have to make over the next three years. 2010-03-17T17:00+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000812/jubilee_line_should_be_first_to_benefit_from_later_opening_hours__caroline_pidgeon.html The Mayor has been urged to deliver on his pledge to Londoners to extend the tube's opening hours on Friday and Saturday nights, starting with the Jubilee Line, at today's Mayor's Question Time (Wednesday 17th March). 2010-03-17T17:00+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000811/boris_broken_promise_on_ticket_offices_will_make_travel_less_safe_for_londoners__caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport spokesperson, commenting on London Underground's plans to reduce the opening hours of a number of tickets offices said: 2010-03-11T14:08+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000810/olympic_legacy_promises_must_start_with_the_olympic_stadium.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics Spokesperson, commenting on the replies she received today from her questions to Baroness Ford (Chair of the Olympic Park Legacy Company) about the future of the Olympic stadium said: 2010-03-10T12:42+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000809/new_approach_to_tube_upgrades_now_needed_following_ppp_ruling__caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the final ruling on the cost of the second phase of Tube Lines contract upgrading the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines said: 2010-03-10T08:04+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000808/mayors_contradictory_statements_over_thames_estuary_airport_cannot_be_explained_away__caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the Mayor's statement on BBC's Question Time that he has no plans to build an airport in the Thames Estuary: 2010-03-05T12:00+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000807/the_final_nail_in_the_coffin_of_boris_johnsons_airport_proposals__caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the opposition from the world's leading airlines to Boris Johnson's plans for a Thames Estuary Airport said: 2010-03-01T14:35+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000806/innocent_people_deserve_better_treatment_from_met_over_dna_database__dee_doocey.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly policing spokesperson and member of the MPA, has today called for the Met to address its poor record of meeting requests by innocent people for the deletion of their DNA records held on a national database. 2010-02-25T14:38+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000805/dee_doocey_urges_mayor_to_get_tough_on_size_zero_models_at_london_fashion_week.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat Culture Spokesperson on the London Assembly, has urged Mayor Boris Johnson to end public funding for London Fashion Week while it continues to use excessively thin models. She has now written to the Mayor, following numerous questions and representations she has made on the issue. 2010-02-18T14:10+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000804/a_white_elephant_is_no_sporting_legacy__dee_doocey_slams_tessa_jowells_opposition_to_change_of_use_of_olympic_stadium.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics spokesperson, responding to Tessa Jowell's statement that the Olympic Stadium must remain an athletics stadium after the Olympics said: 2010-02-17T17:05+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000803/delayed_train_summit_exposes_mayors_real_record_in_tackling_delayed_trains.html Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, commenting ahead of tomorrow's "rail summit "being held by the Mayor at City Hall said: 2010-02-11T16:05+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000802/londoners_will_come_to_regret_boris_johnsons_cut_in_police_numbers.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Policing Spokesperson and member of the MPA commenting on the Mayor's decision to push ahead with his budget proposals to cut police numbers in London 2010-02-10T15:01+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000801/every_londoner_owed_a_fiver_by_embassies_that_refuse_to_pay_the_congestion_charge.html Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, has revealed that each and every Londoner is now owed £5 by embassies that evade paying the Congestion Charge.  For the first time ever the total unpaid bill for non-payment of Congestion Charge and Penalty Charge Notices now exceeds £40 million. 2010-02-09T18:41+00:00 http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/000800/start_at_the_top_in_controlling_mets_budget__dee_doocey.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Policing Spokesperson and Member of the MPA, commenting on plans set out today by senior police officers to control costs, including overtime said: 2010-02-02T13:00+00:00