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20 Most Recent Press Articles
A Legacy for All
Published in The House Magazine on Mon 26th Oct 2009
How can we get best value from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games? The £9.35 billion price tag would be eye-watering at the best of times. In an economic crisis, the question is even more pertinent.
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Read "A Legacy for All" in full (729 words).
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Metropolitan Police Consultation
Published on Wed 28th Nov 2007
This week the Metropolitan Police published their plans for the future of police stations across London for consultation. So far an 'Asset Management Plan' has been published for 15 boroughs.
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Read "Metropolitan Police Consultation" in full (382 words).
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Racism within the fashion industry?
Published on Wed 17th Oct 2007
Open the pages of any glossy magazine and black and Asian models are conspicuous by their absence. You can count those who have made it on one hand. The fashion world has been rocked by the size zero debate and now a number of model agencies are admitting that racial discrimination in the fashion industry is just as widespread as eating disorders.
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Read "Racism within the fashion industry?" in full (399 words).
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2012 Olympics: Employment and skills legacy
Published on Fri 23rd Mar 2007
Canning Town Job Centre has been open an hour, and is already doing a brisk trade. A steady trickle of punters drifts in under the watchful eye of the security guards at the door to sign on or check out the jobs on offer, while determinedly upbeat staff hawk advice and training courses to anyone who'll listen. At the touch of a button, purple computers print details of the latest vacancies on strips of shiny paper.
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Read "2012 Olympics: Employment and skills legacy" in full (866 words).
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Housing - Tackling under occupancy
Published on Thu 14th Dec 2006
London continues to face an acute housing shortage. While the London Mayor has made some progress in identifying the extent of the housing problem, I am concerned that few steps have been made towards increasing levels of affordable accommodation for families in most dire need.
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Read "Housing - Tackling under occupancy" in full (701 words).
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Child trafficking in the UK
Written by Dee Doocey on Wed 18th Oct 2006
Here we are, six years into the twenty-first century - yet would you believe that one of the greatest scandals in Britain today is still child slavery? It remains a big problem but the responsible authorities have barely begun to deal with it.
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Read "Child trafficking in the UK" in full (1593 words).
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Are you being served?
Published on Mon 25th Sep 2006
Ever tried to report a crime lately? If so, your experience at the front counter of one London's local police stations might make you think twice about being a 'good citizen'.
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Read "Are you being served?" in full (275 words).
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Childcare matters
Published on Fri 16th Jun 2006
Childcare is a major problem for many people in London and that's why the London Assembly committee I chair has just published a report on this issue.
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Read "Childcare matters" in full (723 words).
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