Caroline Pidgeon AM was joined by Brian Paddick and Cllr Stephen Knight, a Lib Dem London Assembly candidate to visit Blackfriars station and to see the progress that has been made on this upgrade project, which will see the first station cross the Thames, with a new entrance on the South of the River.
Caroline Pidgeon AM joined Brian Paddick and Lib Dem Assembly Candidate Shas Sheehan, along with strong campaigner Robin Meltzer out in Coombe Vale ward in Kingston on Friday 25th November.
The team were out campaigning for Kamala Kugan and Rupert Nichol to be the new local councillors for the ward after two of the Conservative members have resigned.
“We had a great team out on the doors and it is clear the area needs strong Lib Dem champions. I have no doubt Kamala and Rupert will be excellent representatives for the area”, commented Caroline.
Caroline Pidgeon AM was the guest speaker at Orpington Liberal Democrats' AGM on Saturday 19th November.
Caroline discussed the London election campaign and the key issues which the London Assembly group had been working on, such as exposing the Mayor’s record on cycle safety and cutting bus capacity.
At Mayor's Question Time in November, Caroline Pidgeon pressed the Mayor around concerns about the safety and environmental impact of TfL's large intrusive advertising panel at Chiswick roundabout:
Caroline Pidgeon:Are you satisfied that TfL’s new advertising panel on Chiswick roundabout on the elevated section by the M4, will not cause an adverse distraction and safety risk for drivers changing lanes to use the Junction Two exit from the M2?
Boris Johnson:TfL does not consider the proposed advertising panels to be a safety risk to drivers. The planning application was submitted to the local planning authority on 11 October 2011.
Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on today’s announcement by the Chancellor George Osborne that fare rises on London's transport network will now be capped at 6.2% from 2012, a lower rate than that proposed by Boris Johnson, said:
“Any decision to overrule Boris Johnson’s excessive fare package is welcome, and will be particularly well received by those on the lowest incomes.
