Caroline's news

Campaigning in Thornton ward, Lambeth

Caroline spent last Friday canvassing for Rebecca MacNair in Thornton Ward, Lambeth before popping to the launch of the latest Tara Binns children's book written by former Southwark Lib Dem councillor Lisa Rajan. These are fantastic books aimed at inspiring girls and boys to try different careers when they grow up.

PCSO numbers across London are too stretched

At January 2019's Mayor's Question Time, Caroline raised her concerns with over the number of deployable Police Community Support Officers in London. With vacancies and officers on long-term sick leave, places like Streatham can end up with one PCSO left to cover four wards. This is not sustainable.

London is being left behind in the adoption of electric buses

A new report by the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon reveals:

  • Mayor of London has repeatedly made inaccurate and misleading statements in comparing the adoption of electric buses in London with other cities
  • London now lags behind a number of cities in its current adoption of electric buses
  • Every five weeks China deploys 9,500 electric buses onto its roads – matching the entire size of London’s current bus fleet

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