John Biggs

Local London Assembly member John Biggs today called for a tax on bank bonuses to fund work placements for unemployed 16-24 year olds to prevent another ‘lost generation’. The call follows a 102% per cent rise in the last year in number of young people out of work for over six months in Tower Hamlets.

 Local London Assembly member John Biggs said: “This Mayor and his Conservative government’s policies are failing, not only is Britain back in recession but now we find out that youth and long-term unemployment are rising sharply.”

 Local London Assembly member John Biggs today called for a tax on bank bonuses to fund work placements for unemployed 16-24 year olds to prevent another ‘lost generation’. The call follows a 136% per cent rise in the last year in number of young people out of work for over six months in Barking & Dagenham

Local London Assembly Member John Biggs has welcomed the news that Wapping London Overground station will remain open as usual on Marathon Day.  Previously, TfL have operated the station as “exit only” effectively leaving local residents stranded in Wapping.

Hopes have been dashed yet again for thousands of people who have to travel on East London’s roads during the Olympics who were told rules would be relaxed.  Despite further representations by Local London Assembly Member John Biggs, the Mayor and Transport for London have refused to relax the banned right hand turns or to re-instate pedestrian crossings on the Olympic Road Network and a scaling back of operating hours will not apply to any of East London’s roads.