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		<title>Pie in the sky? Ongoing coverage of the Thames Estuary airport debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent weeks Boris Johnson has come under increasing pressure to abandon support for a new airport in the Thames Estuary as an alternative to further expansion of Heathrow. The scheme is opposed by local councillors, environmental groups and, according to research published by Medway Council, major airlines using Heathrow Airport, including British Airways and Virgin Airlines.

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		<title>Diplomatic immunity? Congestion Charge evading embassies</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/diplomatic-immunity-congestion-charge-evading-embassies/20109845</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign embassies now owe in excess of £40m in unpaid congestion charge fees and penalty notices with the US the worst offender. Check out our ongoing coverage of the story.]]></description>
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		<title>From the archives: The day snow brought London to a halt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February 2009 heavy snow saw London's entire bus fleet confined to its garages as Mayor of London Boris Johnson and London's borough councils came under fire for failing to properly prepare and ensure roads were gritted.
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		<title>From the archives: The collapse of Metronet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008 Metronet, one of the companies brought in to manage the upgrade and maintenance of the London Underground under the government's controversial PPP scheme, collapsed after shareholders wrote off their investments and declined to provide further funding. This collection of articles from the MayorWatch archives covers the events leading up to the firm's collapse.
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		<title>10 years on the London Eye unveils a new ‘wow’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As it celebrates 10 years on the London skyline, The Merlin Entertainments London Eye unveils a new 4D Film Experience which is guaranteed to get your flight on this iconic attraction off to an exhilarating start.]]></description>
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		<title>Jones: Future of the economy and environment are linked </title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/jones-future-of-the-economy-and-environment-are-linked%e2%80%a8/20098349</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/jones-future-of-the-economy-and-environment-are-linked%e2%80%a8/20098349#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London Assembly Member Jenny Jones warns that the future of the economy and environment are now interlinked and that there can be no return to “business as usual” when the recession ends.]]></description>
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		<title>Video Feature: London Eye refurbishment</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/video-feature-london-eye-refurbishment/20098240</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Sharpe, London divisional director at Merlin Entertainment, discusses the three year, £12.5m package of works will see each of the wheel’s 32 capsules removed one at a time and floated down the Thames to Tilbury Docks in Essex.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Darren Johnson on the London Assembly and Mayoral Accountability</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/interview-darren-johnson-on-the-london-assembly-and-mayoral-accountability/20097668</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/interview-darren-johnson-on-the-london-assembly-and-mayoral-accountability/20097668#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 09:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the London Assembly’s Annual General Meeting today, MayorWatch spoke to newly elected Chair Darren Johnson about the Assembly’s relevance to Londoners, it’s role in shaping Mayoral policies, and holding the Mayor to account.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in London’s businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/investing-in-london%e2%80%99s-businesses/20097262</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/investing-in-london%e2%80%99s-businesses/20097262#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My recent call for positive news brought me into contact with gateway2investment (g2i), a mentoring scheme for companies seeking private sector funding, who invited me to sit in on one of their sessions.]]></description>
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		<title>European Government in London</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/european-government-in-london/20097013</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/european-government-in-london/20097013#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 785 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), of which London currently elects nine, although this number is set to decrease to eight after the 2009 elections when the UK will elect a total of 72 MEPs.]]></description>
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