Opposition Assembly Members on the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee have warned that Boris Johnson “may struggle to continue freezing the council tax precept” in future years.
Passenger Watchdog expresses concern over transport funding
As consultations close on Boris Johnson’s Transport Strategy, the capital’s transport watchdog has expressed concern over future investment levels. London TravelWatch, which is funded by the London Assembly and represents passengers in the capital, says it is “not at all clear” that funding for many of the aims set out in the strategy “could ever be realised in the medium- and long-
Does Boris really need one hour bus tickets explaining to him again?
Which genuinely needy group are one hour bus fares designed to help? Subsidised travel schemes for pensioners, low income households and disabled people are vital but fare payers should only subsidise those in genuine need.
Johnson tells Londoners: ‘I’m delivering more for less’
His political opponents may have started the political New Year by condemning his increase in bus fares but Boris Johnson will today seek to persuade Londoners and AMs that he’s “delivering more for less” when he appears before the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee.
Live blog: London Assembly Transport Committee
LIVE BLOG: Rolling coverage of the London Assembly Transport Committee. Assembly Members are meeting to discuss upgrading the London Underground, Boris Johnson’s Draft Transport Strategy and the costs of Crossrail. Full details and papers for the meeting can be found on the London.gov.uk website. London Assembly Transport Committee