Guest Columnists

Boris could be missing the point on youth violence

By Emma-Jane Cross ⋅ November 6, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Mayor Boris Johnson this week announced his manifesto on tackling youth crime, Emma-Jane Cross, Chief Executive of Beatbullying argues that the Mayor needs to take more intelligent action and focus on the causes of the problems, not just attempt to deal with them once they occur.

Eight point policy to help London meet the recession

By Ken Livingstone ⋅ October 27, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone has published eight key policy points to help London meet the effects of the recession which he calls on Boris Johnson to “immediately” introduce.

Wheatcroft Panel Proposal To Slash Hundreds of Millions From Economic Regeneration

By Ken Livingstone ⋅ July 24, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

The main purpose of this article is to consider the extremely damaging consequences for London that would follow from the implementation of Patience Wheatcroft’s proposals for the London Development Agency.

Boris Johnson’s Administration and Women in London

By Ken Livingstone ⋅ July 8, 2008 ⋅ 18 comments

The elimination of women from the senior management levels in the Greater London Authority has been greater even than that for ethnic minorities and similar policies have been carried out down the line in the wider GLA Group.

Alan Craig: Why I Want To Be Mayor

By Alan Craig ⋅ April 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My priorities as Mayor will be to Back Families and Marriage, End the Culture of Youth Violence, More Affordable Homes, Reject the Olympics Mega Mosque and Tackle Inequality with more jobs.

Abolish the Congestion Charge

By Chris Prior ⋅ April 12, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Chris Prior is standing for election to the London Assembly under the name ‘Abolish the Congestion Charge’ - a registered description of the Stop Congestion Charging Party.

Marking 10 years of the GLA

By Martin Hoscik ⋅ March 18, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Inspired by a reader’s email we asked candidates in May’s Mayoral elections how they’d mark the first decade of the Greater London Authority in 2010 and, less seriously, if those plans included a statue of current Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Gerard Batten MEP: Why I Want To Be Mayor

By Gerard Batten ⋅ March 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

UKIP’s Gerard Batten sets out why he wants to be Mayor of London, capping the Mayor’s precept, embracing Britain’s common culture and funding special interest groups.