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 2010-09-03T13:19+01:00 United Kingdom http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000864/put_passengers_first__caroline_pidgeon_urges_both_sides_to_back_down_over_dispute_on_ticket_office_closures.html Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and deputy chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee, commenting on the news that talks have broken down between London Underground and the unions with a series of strikes now expected to start on Monday said: 2010-09-02T16:38+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000863/london_underground_ticket_offices_facing_savage_reduction_of_7458_hours_every_week.html Research by Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, has revealed London Underground are planning to close ticket offices across the underground by 7458 hours every week. 2010-08-23T10:22+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000862/mayor_must_be_open_about_plans_for_2011_fare_rises__caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and Deputy Chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee, commenting on the publication today of July's inflation rate which is used as the basis for setting fares on London's transport network for the next year said: 2010-08-17T12:21+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000861/jubilee_line_fiasco_must_now_lead_to_new_policy_on_tube_upgrades__caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on today's apology by London Underground for the years of suffering faced by passengers on the Jubilee Line and the announcement that there will still be 15 weekends of full or partial closures before Christmas said: 2010-08-10T18:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000860/radical_proposals_to_tackle_londons_poor_air_pollution_put_forward_by_the_liberal_democrat_london_assembly_group.html Mike Tuffrey, on behalf of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, has responded to the Mayor's consultation on his air quality strategy. 2010-08-09T16:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000859/changes_to_the_congestion_charge_set_out_by_liberal_democrat_london_assembly_group.html The Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group have reiterated their long standing opposition to the Western Extension Zone as part of their detailed submission to the consultation on changes to the Congestion Charge. 2010-08-03T17:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000858/dee_doocey_reveals_shocking_problems_facing_disabled_people_travelling_to_the_most_accessible_games_ever_and_calls_for_olympic_road_lanes_to_be_open_to_disabled_people.html Promises made to the world that the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the most accessible ever for disabled people will be broken predicts Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics spokesperson, unless disabled people are at least given access to a network of Olympic road lanes during the 2012 Games. 2010-07-29T16:26+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000857/cancellation_of_august_weekend_closures_on_the_northern_line_is_welcomed_by_caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat Assembly Group and transport spokesperson, commenting on Transport for London's sudden decision to cancel most weekend closures on the Northern Line during the month of August after their review of required weekend closures said: 2010-07-28T00:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000856/poorest_children_in_london_must_not_be_penalised_by_new_fees_for_zip_cards.html Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Leader and transport spokesperson, commenting on the Mayor's plans to introduce a one-off £10 fee for Zip Card concessionary travel for children, teenagers and students said: 2010-07-23T17:28+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000855/lessons_must_be_learnt_from_fiasco_of_jubilee_line_upgrade__caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and transport spokesperson, commenting on today's report to the Transport for London Board that the Jubilee Line upgrades will now drag on until Christmas and possibly to April 2011 said: 2010-07-21T00:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000852/now_more_than_ever_the_mayor_must_level_with_londoners_over_fare_rises__mike_tuffrey.html The Mayor has been challenged to enter into a honest debate with Londoners over how much he will raise fares next year. At Mayor's Question Time today the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Members urged the Mayor to start immediately consulting Londoners over the different options open to him on next year's fare rises. 2010-07-14T12:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000850/why_was_race_and_faith_inquiry_report_delayed__dee_doocey_am.html Commenting on the publication of the report from the Metropolitan Police Authority's (MPA) Race and Faith Inquiry, Dee Doocey a Liberal Democrat member of the MPA, said: 2010-07-07T18:01+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000849/boris_johnson_spent_nine_times_as_much_as_ken_livingstone_on_headhunters_while_mayor_evening_standard.html Boris Johnson spent almost £450,000 on headhunters in two years - nine times more than his predecessor Ken Livingstone. 2010-07-06T13:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000848/are_londons_drivers_profiting_at_the_expense_of_pedestrians.html Commenting on the announcement by Transport for London (TfL) that drivers are spending less time sitting at traffic lights after a review of more than 1,000 sets of lights Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly group leader and transport spokesperson, said: 2010-06-30T10:00+01:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000847/cancellation_of_early_evening_closures_on_northern_line_welcomed_says_caroline_pidgeon.html Commenting on the decision by Transport for London to cancel the planned early evening closures on the Northern Line, London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Transport said: 2010-06-29T12:15+01:00