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Large Crossrail bonuses are unacceptable
As Transport for London reported the large bonus payments it made to senior Crossrail managers in the last financial year, Caroline Pidgeon responded:
“These generous payments for TfL’s senior staff continue to be out of step with the harsh economic reality facing its passengers.
“Any form of bonus payments for senior staff working on Crossrail are simply unacceptable. When a project is above budget and set to open almost three years late bonus payments for its senior staff should have long been banished.”
The increased and extended Congestion Charge
With the Congestion Charge about to increase in price and apply for extended hours, Caroline discussed the situation with BBC Radio London.
Add Thameslink to the tube map!
Caroline Pidgeon has urged the Mayor again to show the Thameslink route on the Tube map, to remind passengers of how useful it can be, as well as its excellent accessibility. Particularly important now is that the wide layout of the trains is suited to social distancing.
Caroline said:
Working for Londoners through the COVID crisis
The last three months have been like no other period any of us can remember.
Caroline has continued to work hard as a London Assembly Member during this time. Here is an overview of some of the issues she has been raising since March.
Fundamental questions remain which Boris Johnson must answer
Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member and member of the London Assembly Oversight Committee, commenting on the ruling by the Independent Office for Police Conduct into allegations that Boris Johnson used his position while Mayor of London to benefit and reward the American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri, said:
TfL emergency funding is crucial - take the cheap politics out of it
Rolling out live facial recognition is hasty and totally inappropriate
Caroline Pidgeon is urging the Metropolitan Police Service to drop its controversial use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, until a whole range of serious concerns about its use are fully addressed.
London poverty report makes depressing reading
As a study by the Trust for London showed that 2.5 million Londoners were living in poverty even before the coronavirus crisis, Caroline Pidgeon said:
"This report makes for depressing reading.
"There is a huge chasm in the life chances facing those that are well off and those that come from a background of poverty.
"For far too long London has relied on its economic growth on the back of a growing number of low paid jobs."
Community news outlets should be included in the government's public health campaign
Caroline Pidgeon has strongly criticised the government for excluding independent and community newspapers and websites from its public health advertising drive during the coronavirus crisis.
Caroline told the South East London-based 853 community website:
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