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It’s time for the Met to stop subsidising gun owners

August 12, 2014 - Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM

It is now widely accepted that the fees charged for licensing firearms are nowhere near the level needed to cover costs to the police of operating a licensing system and making home security checks.

Filed Under: Comment

What City Hall parties told Ministers about fire authority reforms

July 29, 2014 - Martin Hoscik

Responses from the London Assembly’s four political parties to the government’s consultation of proposed changes to the capital’s fire authority.

Filed Under: Comment

Much delayed, but TfL’s contactless rail fares can’t fail to impress

July 15, 2014 - Martin Hoscik

Contactless fares should quickly move from a handy fallback to the payment method of choice for large numbers of commuters.

Filed Under: Comment, Featured Tagged With: Contactless Fares, Fares

How TfL plan to turn your local Tube station into a community asset

July 11, 2014 - Martin Hoscik

Transport for London has ambitious plans to transform the Tube network from a collection of trains and stations into a more meaningful part of the communities and districts they serve.

Filed Under: Comment

London deserves clear police accountability, not Labour’s proposed talking shop

July 7, 2014 - Martin Hoscik

It’s no surprise local councillors want a bigger role, but the acute lack of voter engagement isn’t going to be fixed by replacing direct, accountable oversight with 1950’s style committees and panels.

Filed Under: Comment

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