by Tom Lawrence
The campaign to save historic Dollis Hill House suffered a massive blow
when Boris Johnson announced he would not be pledging any money to its
proposed regeneration.
Since he came to power, the Mayor of London has been contemplating whether
to honour Ken Livingstone’s promise to part-fund the restoration of the
200-year-old Grade II listed building.
But last week he decided that in the current economic crisis, there were bigger priorities in London.
Mr Johnson said: “I have carefully considered the case for using taxpayers’
money towards the restoration of Dollis Hill House.
“However, in these harsh economic times, and with so many other priorities
chasing limited resources, the money would be more effectively spent on
initiatives that improve the lives of Londoners.”
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