Caroline's news

Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the Mayoral Decision to spend a further £1 million of Transport for London’s resources on ‘aviation related matters’, bringing the total budget for work on aviation up to £6.2 million, said:

“Once again the Mayor is throwing good money after bad on aviation.

“The Mayor should be explaining why he has already blown over £5 million of TfL’s valuable resources pursuing his misguided ideas for a Thames Estuary airport.

Writing for Liberal Democrat voice on the government's threats to the Freedom Of Information Act, Caroline Pidgeon said:

The announcement this Summer that Ministers are now seeking to ‘review’ the freedom of information act had a most depressing ring to it.

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I suggest that instead of putting the Act under scrutiny we should start now putting its critics under the microscope.

Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the announcement by Transport for London that they will install opening windows on the new Routemasters at a further cost of around £2 million, said:

“Anything to make travelling on the new Routemasters more bearable during the Summer is obviously welcome. These buses are quite frankly a cauldron on wheels during hot weather.

Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the internal audit of the procurement design and development services for the Garden Bridge said:

"This audit has sadly not been thorough and forensic.

“While it rightly highlights a number of areas where the process for awarding contracts needs to improve the audit is ultimately incomplete due to TfL destroying vital records.

Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon said she would fight for a London which served the many, and not the few.

The party announced Caroline - who is a member of the London Assembly - as its candidate for next year’s London Mayoral election.

Caroline said:

“London is a great city, but the huge potential it offers is not available to everyone.