Joanne Mccartney

Labour London Assembly Member Joanne McCartney has today expressed her alarm at the Metropolitan Police’s plans that threaten to reduce policing in Safer Neighbourhood Teams.

Dear Editor

The fare paying resident of Enfield & Haringey will be only too aware this week of the huge fare rises which Mayor Boris Johnson has now inflicted on the traveling public, especially those who use the bus network to get around.

Our buses have become, in recent years, a reliable and affordable way to get around, but people who want or need to travel in this way are now feeling the pinch of a huge 20% fare increase. A Pay As You Go Oyster journey now costs £1.20 while the cost of a weekly bus pass has also gone up 20% to £16.60.

If you were walking down the street and someone collapsed in front of you, would you know what to do? Emergency life support (ELS) training teaches people the skills they need to help someone whose life is in danger but a London Assembly report has revealed that the capital has the lowest level of people trained in ELS in the country.

London has large numbers of people at high risk of having a heart attack or cardiac arrest, such as the South Asian communities, older people, those living in poverty, and people who have already had a heart attack. 

London Assembly Member for Enfield and Haringey, Joanne McCartney, has welcomed the Mayor’s announcement today that bus fares for London are to be slashed by 10%.

Oyster pre-pay users will now be charged just 90p for a bus journey at any time of day, while weekly bus pass users will also enjoy a discounted rate of £13 for a weekly pass – a pound off the current price.  It is estimated that 1.6 million Londoners will benefit from the new lower fares.