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LondonAutumn/Winter 2015 News Liberal Democrats Keep Britain in join residents to Europe to protect fight third runway London jobs Caroline’s plan for better childcare - Page 2 - - Back Page - - Page 3 - SPECIAL FEATURE Caroline Pidgeon “I will fight cuts to our neighbourhood police” THREAT TO EVERY NEIGHBOURHOOD PCSO AND UP TO 8,000 POLICE OFFICERS p The plans from London’s Conservative Mayor could see every neighbourhood community support officer and 8,000 police officers axed. aroline Pidgeon (left), who is the “PCSOs are the eyes and ears of the offences to PCSOs. These plans would CLiberal Democrat candidate for police on our streets and provide rip the heart out of neighbourhood Mayor and lead Assembly Member, reassurance to Londoners. The Tory policing teams. In a stroke much of the is fighting plans that threaten the Mayor should cut these plans - not cut progress that has been future of neighbourhood policing. our police,” said Caroline. made in making our city The Metropolitan Police have to Save our safer neighbourhood safer will be lost. make large cuts but these Take teams say Lib Dems “With police plans could see over 1000 Police Community Support “The roll out of neighbourhood based officer numbers Action Officers working in policing has made a huge difference to also under threat neighbourhood teams London,” added Caroline. we need to fight to SIGN THE across the capital axed, “There is ample evidence that many protect community and up to 1 in 4 police people, particularly young people, are based policing in PETITION officers lost. more likely to engage with and report London.” - Page 2 - @CarolinePidgeon London News Page 2 londonlibdems.org.uk ü COMMENT No third runway A different kind of Mayor? The race to be Mayor of London has, more often than not, been more of a soap opera than a battle of ideas. It’s been all about the big personalities rather than using the office of Mayor to do the often unglamorous task of running London day to day. Look at our Conservative Mayor’s broken promises to deliver a night tube service this Autumn. His lack of preparation has meant he has had to kick his plans down the road after opposition from tube staff and the trade unions. But this is just a symptom of a wider problem. To date, London’s Mayors have put p Caroline Pidgeon and Merlene Emerson, who is standing to be a their own personal political agendas Liberal Democrat London Assembly member and is a long time first. campaigner against Heathrow expansion, at a recent rally in Westminster. Next May Londoners have the chance t City Hall London’s just strong - it has never been construction of a third runway are to vote for something different. Apolitical parties have kept a stronger. incompatible.” united stance against Heathrow You can vote for a no-nonsense “We all know how serious air Heathrow is not the solution expansion. But that hasn’t been traffic noise is, affecting woman, in Caroline Pidgeon who the case in Westminster with the Barnes resident and anti- expansion campaigner Merlene gets things done, backed up by a Chancellor George Osborne in The case against expansion strong team of Liberal Democrat particular favouring expansion. Emerson added: “Despite all the has never been stronger lobbying from Heathrow there is Assembly Members at City Hall. Speaking at the recent rally in actually unused airport capacity in Westminster, organised by communities across London. But Caroline has shown with her work on the South East. If Goerge Osborne Heathrow Association for the there is also the issue of air is serious about his Northern the London Assembly that she can Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN), pollution. deliver a London that works for Powerhouse he should stop forcing Caroline Pidgeon said: The case “The laws on tackling air so many people from across the UK everyone. against Heathrow expansion is not pollution in London and the to fly from Heathrow.” HELP SAVE OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE Farron challenges PM to Name:________________________________ E-mail:________________________________ help refugees Mobile:________________________________ im Farron has discussion about Britain Postcode:__________ Tick here q to help. Tchallenged the Prime taking its fair share of the www.londonlibdems.org.uk/police Minister David Cameron to refugee population in Europe, take action to help 3,000 but this is a specific issue and unaccompanied child surely David Cameron can find refugees from Syria. no reasonable excuse not to Following a visit to Lesbos, agree to help.” where he met refugees and Camden and Barnet Lib Dem charity workers, the Liberal Campaigner Zack Polanski, Democrat Leader said: “We FREEPOST RTLS-RCZS-KRZG have an opportunity to step up who has been organising street to the mark and accede to the stalls to raise awareness of the London Liberal Democrats, p 8-10 Great George Street, SW1P 3AE request that Save the Children crisis, added: “'I believe Lib Dem Leader Tim Farron has become Londoners want to lead the If you return this form the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information has put our way to help 3,000 the first UK political party leader to see the you've given to contact you. By providing your data to us, you are consenting to us making contact with you in the future by mail, email, telephone, text, website and apps, even though you may be registered with unaccompanied children. We’ll way in being generous and situation on the Greek islands first hand, when the Telephone Preference Service. You can always opt out of communications at any time by contacting us or visiting www.libdems.org.uk/optout for more information go to www.libdems.org.uk/privacy. continue to have the welcoming to those in crisis.” he joined groups helping refugees on Lesbos. @CarolinePidgeon London News Page 3 londonlibdems.org.uk ü SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Pidgeon sets out vision From Olympic legacy No third runway to a homes legacy writes Emily Davey for better childcare ondon rents Land house prices are the highest in the country. Many of those on low and middle incomes cannot afford to rent in London. The Liberal Democrat team at City Hall have set out a plan to fund 50,000 new low rent homes. The top up of £20 a year on our council tax for the Olympics, which Londoners started paying in 2006 ends in 2016. The Lib Dem team thinks we should continue to pay the £20 but use the money to build more homes. This way we could build 50,000 new homes with all the transport, schools and facilities they need. These homes would be let out at a low rent to people on low incomes. These homes at council rents will be p needed even more now the Caroline knows first hand about what it means Conservative Government has to juggle work and a family. She has set out plans for extended the right to buy. The ‘wrap around childcare’ to help London parents. Conservative Government has given council tenants over £100,000 off their council homes should they want to ondon Live filmed the launch people pay for the hours they need. and look at working with businesses buy them and now it is giving Housing Lof Caroline Pidgeon's “It's also the availability - to create part-time opportunities to Association tenants the same campaign to be the Liberal discounts. Unsurprisingly the sometimes you can't get a place, enable women to go back to work Democrat candidate for Mayor of properties are being snapped up sometimes you can't get the hours rather than this brain drain from London. Speaking at a nursery leaving even fewer low rent homes for you need at the beginning or end of London's economy. Londoners. school in Islington, Caroline the day, or in school holidays. “We know looking at the figures - outlined her key priority of Help to rent and rent to buy making childcare work for 10% fewer women are going back to Earlier this year the Liberal We know looking at the figures Democrats set out plans to help young parents. work in London than in the rest of - 10% fewer women are going the UK. That needs to ring alarm people in the private rented sector Caroline set out her vision, based onto the housing ladder, including a back to work in London than bells.” on her own experience as a working in the rest of the UK help to rent scheme and a rent to buy mum, saying: “Childcare in London Caroline added: “As Mayor I would scheme. “There are no policies out there. is a really major issue - it's a real make sure that I use the resources Emily Davey @Emily4London No one is talking about this in a way is a lawyer who specialises in social barrier for getting women, available to support the provision of that really will solve the problem. housing cases and is standing to be a particularly, back into work. It is a better childcare that works for Lib Dem London Assembly Member. huge cost in terms of how much “We need to find ways to solve this everyone in the 21st century.” Wealthy football teams should Study finds Oxford Street is the pay for the policing of games t a time when the Met "The London football club most polluted road in the world Ais facing serious that caused the highest bill budget pressures London's was Chelsea with a bill for study from King’s economic success. Yet football teams are forcing £627,275, followed by Arsenal College London has found Oxford Street is also the Metropolitan Police at £491,869 and Tottenham A Hotspur at £480,433.