City Hall’s end of term gets Boris out of the firing line

The London Assembly will debate the Mayor’s budget on Friday. Image: MayorWatch
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Another unhappy Question Time for Boris Johnson, this one started off with a lot of heat and noise as LibDem Mike Tuffrey successfully tabled a motion to allow Assembly Members to enter ‘committee mode’ and quiz Johnson on Ian … [Read more...]

Darren Johnson: No rationale to nuclear power

Darren Johnson has been elected Chair of the London Assembly.

Darren Johnson, Green Party spokesman on trade and industry and member of he London Assembly, has published a new report which claims there’s “no rationale” in looking to nuclear power to help the country’s economy or … [Read more...]

Assembly to examine London’s housing market

The London Assembly’s Planning and Housing Committee will meet to tomorrow to quiz senior housing figures on the state of the capital’s housing market and to as if the funding allocated to London be enough to meet the … [Read more...]

Assembly calls for Tube passenger feedback

WiFi will not be available on Tube trains

The London Assembly has launched a new investigation into the impact of overcrowded trains and weekend closures on Londoners’ journeys. The Assembly Transport Committee kicked off the investigation with a meeting on Wednesday … [Read more...]

Boris may not be so good at spotting ‘crass’

During recent the row over Ian Clement's misuse of his corporate credit card, Boris Johnson made a reference to knowing when something's 'crass'. I wonder then how much input he had in a press release containing his thoughts on … [Read more...]

Boris and that incomplete u-turn

What to make of yesterday’s story that Boris Johnson is re-organising his team of appointed advisors to ensure the wider public know they’re not actually running anything? The decision certainly brings some of that … [Read more...]