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) 2009 London Assembly Liberal Democrats 2009-01-06T10:41+00:00 United Kingdom http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000643/tube_and_overground_rail_line_closures_threaten_to_severely_disrupt_travel_between_christmas_and_new_year.html Large parts of the Tube and rail networks close completely, and some commuter lines remain out of action for up to 11 days this year. 2008-12-24T08:00+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000642/dialaride_scheme_is_under_fire.html BBC London are today, Tuesday December 23rd, reporting on the failure of the Dial-A-Ride service administered by Transport for London. 2008-12-23T17:00+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000639/london_lib_dems_launch_fares_freeze_campaign.html London Lib Dems were out in numbers Wednesday morning on London bridge to launch their campaign for a tube and bus fares freeze. 2008-12-18T08:45+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000638/mayor_hits_freedom_pass_holders_with_double_whammy__caroline_pidgeon_am.html Pensioners and eligible disabled people in London were today hit by a double whammy as the Mayor of London Boris Johnson revealed that not only would their 24 hour Freedom Pass not be able to be used on Network Rail trains before 9.30am, despite this being a key election promise, but that the London Boroughs face paying out millions of pounds to fund Mayor Boris Johnson's' 24 hour commitment. 2008-12-17T14:25+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000637/mayors_economic_recovery_plan_must_help_voluntary_sector__dee_doocey_am.html Dee Doocey, Liberal Democrat economic spokesperson at the London Assembly has called on the Mayor to use his Economic Recovery Plan to do more to help the voluntary sector, particularly those services offering advice to people at risk of losing their jobs, or facing financial difficulties in the current recession. 2008-12-17T11:55+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000636/better_k2_or_k3_bus_route_service_needed_says_caroline_pidgeon.html Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson on the Assembly has handed in a petition with 396 names on it calling for either the K2 or K3 bus to pass by the Cambridge Road estate, Cambridge Gardens and Norbiton. 2008-12-15T17:05+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000635/does_the_mayors_budget_add_up_asks_mike_tuffrey.html The Mayor of London Boris Johnson today published his draft consolidated budget and put it out for consultation. 2008-12-11T18:29+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000634/mayoral_adviser_should_have_gone_earlier_says_dee_doocey.html Commenting on the resignation of David Ross, Mayor Boris Johnson's appointment to the Board of the Local Organising Committee of the 2012 London Olympic games, Dee Doocey the Lib Dem Olympic spokesperson said: 2008-12-09T13:25+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000633/david_ross_should_be_replaced__dee_doocey.html The Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross today resigned from the board after revealing that he had pledged more than £130 million of shares in the company without telling the Carphone Warehouse board. 2008-12-08T12:15+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000632/mayor_boris_johnson_condemned_for_capping_vital_funds_for_taxicard.html Caroline Pidgeon AM, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson won majority support from London Assembly members this in condemning Mayor Boris Johnson for 'capping' vital funds given to Borough Councils to support the Taxicard scheme which provides personal transport for elderly and vulnerable passengers. 2008-12-04T08:15+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000631/mayors_remarks_on_leak_investigation_frankly_astonishing__dee_doocey_am.html Commenting after the appearance of the Mayor of London and Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority Boris Johnson and the acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Paul Stephenson before the London Assembly this morning, Dee Doocey Liberal Democrat London Assembly spokesperson on policing and a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority said: 2008-12-03T12:00+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000628/going_underground.html Caroline Pidgeon and Norman Baker MP recently spent 4 hours deep beneath the streets of London looking at works on the London Underground at night. 2008-11-27T17:11+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000627/good_that_that_this_illconceived_idea_will_be_abandoned__caroline_pidgeon_am.html Commenting on the news that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to scrap the western extension of the Congestion Charge zone, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member and Transport spokesperson Caroline Pidgeon said: 2008-11-27T10:15+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000630/commissioners_payout_a_disgrace_says_dee_doocey.html The payments being made to Met Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair as he leaves the service were today criticised by Metropolitan Police Authority member and Lib Dem spokesperson on policing Dee Doocey. 2008-11-27T10:00+00:00 http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000629/settlement_will_do_nothing_to_persuade_the_public_that_discrimination_in_the_met_is_a_thing_of_the_past.html Commenting on the agreement reached between the Metropolitan Police and the Met Police Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, Dee Doocey Lib Dem spokesperson on policing and a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority said: 2008-11-26T17:00+00:00