http://glalibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from London Assembly Liberal Democrats en-GB London Assembly Liberal Democrats http://glalibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 London Assembly Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T10:32+00:00 United Kingdom http://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000799/mayor_challenged_to_back_down_over_cuts_to_police_numbers.html Boris Johnson is being challenged to back down over real cuts in Met police numbers by the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group. The Liberal Democrats are proposing to restore the Mayor's planned cut in council tax funding for the Met as part of their formal amendment to the Mayor's draft budget being presented to the London Assembly today. 2010-01-27T10:19+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000797/actions_not_recycled_words_are_now_needed_in_managing_londons_waste__tuffrey.html Mike Tuffrey, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and the party's environment spokesperson, commenting on the Mayor's Draft Municipal Waste Management Strategy, which has been published today said: 2010-01-18T17:04+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000796/mayor_is_off_the_tracks_on_housing__tuffrey.html Mike Tuffrey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Housing Spokesman, commenting on the Mayor's claims about delivering affordable homes for London said: 2010-01-14T13:01+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000794/dee_doocey_welcomes_broadcasting_contract_for_the_2012_london_paralympics.html Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics Spokesperson, commenting on today's decision by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) to award the broadcasting contract for the 2012 Paralympics to Channel 4, a free to view broadcaster, said: 2010-01-08T14:05+00:00