Caroline's news

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the Mayor’s plans to end PPP for the London Underground, said:

“I welcome the end of the PPP deal, which has proved to be a huge mistake for both the taxpayer and travellers.

“More details are now desperately needed. Instead of warm words the Mayor must now step up to the plate with a detailed plan as to how he will deliver on tube improvements.

The Audioboo website has an interview with Caroline Pidgeon, following an event at which Nick Clegg talked with Lambeth voters.

Caroline says:

If you support our movement for change, and to clean up politics once and for all, you need to vote Liberal Democrat in these seats.

Listen to the full interview here.

In an Evening Standard article on the reopening of the East London Line, Caroline Pidgeon points out that the future of South London Line services has still not been guaranteed:

Phase two is wonderful but ultimately the problem is people were promised it in addition to the South London line, not instead.

It will give great connections out to Clapham Junction but people want that as well as routes into Victoria and London Bridge.

Caroline Pidgeon joined Simon Hughes at the site of the old Maddock Way Post Office to launch a campaign to have it reopened.

Since the closure of Maddock Way, the office on Camberwell New Road has also been closed. Queues at the main office on Walworth Road have increased further and a survey of customers carried out by Simon has highlighted great dissatisfaction with the service. Simon has been working with Victoria Onayemi, the former manager of the Maddock Way Post Office, and with local residents, to campaign for it to be reopened.

In Vauxhall, the Oval Farmers' Market has a new way of polling – through leaders’ cup cakes made by Lara, who runs a stall in the market each week (lara@cakeholelondon.com). Blueberry Dave, Raspberry Gordon and Passion Fruit Nick are the choices for cake buyers.

Both weeks, so far the Nick Clegg cakes have sold out before the other two leaders and have been the talk of the market.

On Saturday, Oval Lib Dem Team Claudette Hewitt, Vauxhall Parliamentary Candidate Caroline Pidgeon, Cllr Andrew Sawdon and Ishbel Brown (left to right) went to meet customers in the market and try some of the Passion Fruit Nick cakes themselves!