London News and Opinion
Little known fact: the 10th anniversary of the first GLA elections was Tuesday 4th May. Taking place just two days before the double whammy of the General Election and London Borough elections, it’s no surprise the significance of the date passed most people by. In fact I … [Read more...]
In February 2010, in the build up to the Greater London Authority’s 10th anniversary, Ken Livingstone, London’s first Mayor of London, spoke to Martin Hoscik and Adam Bienkov about ten years of London Government. In this second part of our interview Livingstone discusses successor … [Read more...]
In February 2010, in the build up to the Greater London Authority’s 10th anniversary, Ken Livingstone, London’s first Mayor of London, spoke to Martin Hoscik and Adam Bienkov about ten years of London Government. In this first of a two part interview Livingstone recalls … [Read more...]
The first ever Mayor’s Question Time session was held on May 24th 2000, on the 10th anniversary of the meeting we present an ‘on this day’ article looking back at the meeting from the perspective of the time. Ken Livingstone, London’s newly elected Mayor, appeared before … [Read more...]
On the 10th anniversary of the first ever London Assembly meeting this ‘on this day’ article looks back at the event from the perspective of the time. The London Assembly, the 25-member body responsible for scrutinising London’s new Mayor Ken Livingstone, met for the first … [Read more...]
The controversial Tube PPP scheme, which saw maintenance and upgrade work contracted out to private companies against the will of Londoners, is set to come to a close after Boris Johnson confirmed that Transport for London is to buy out the shareholders of Tube Lines. The company … [Read more...]
The European Commission has refused to allow additional time for London to meet pollution targets, claiming the capital "did not meet the minimum requirements" for a time extension. The 2008 air quality Directive allows Member States time extensions to meet air quality standards … [Read more...]
Bus passengers in London will an extra 20p per journey from January next year under fare increases set out by Mayor of London Boris Johnson this morning. Johnson's second fares package will see the single bus journey Oyster pay as you go fare increase from £1 to £1.20 while on … [Read more...]
