Category archive for ‘News’ 
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Johnson reorganises office and ‘clarifies’ advisor posts
Boris Johnson is to reshape his office arrangements after the departure of Ian Clement revealed the absence of a formal Chief of Staff, despite a widespread understanding at City H[...]
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GLA gets power to levy business rate supplement
Local authorities including the Greater London Authority have been granted the power to raise a supplement on the business rate and to help fund new projects aimed at developing th[...]
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Met experiments with social media networks
Met to The Met Police has launched channels on both YouTube and photo-sharing site Flickr as part of a pilot scheme intended to find the best ways of using social media to communic[...]
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LDA offers capital’s businesses language lessons
The London Development Agency is offering free training in language and cultural skills to help businesses welcome the expected surge in visitors to the capital.
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Nine new fire stations for capital
Nine new fire stations are to be built in London under a £57million PFI contract was announced by Government Ministers. The new stations will replace existing facilities including[...]
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Councils welcome affordable housing plans
Government plans to increase the number of affordable homes and allow councils to keep all the receipts from rent collections and right to buy proceeds have been welcomed by London[...]
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London Eye refurbishment work begins
Work has begun on a major upgrade to the London Eye, the iconic tourist attraction situated on the south bank of the River Thames. The three year, £12.5m package of works will see[...]
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Boris’s £4000 taxi bill
Boris Johnson's image as an environment loving cyclist suffered a serious dent today with the publication of expenses showing he's spent more than £4000 on taxis since taking offi[...]
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City Hall call in police over Clement expenses
City Hall officials have held initial discussions with the Police over Ian Clement's expense claims, Members of the London Assembly Business Management and Administration Committee[...]
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Boris announces veterans’ parade across Tower Bridge
Boris Johnson was joined at City Hall yesterday by members of the UK armed forces for a flag raising ceremony to mark the start of a nationwide week of Armed Forces Day celebration[...]
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Livingstone slams Johnson’s ‘managerial incompetence’
Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has accused Boris Johnson of presiding over “a record of extraordinary managerial incompetence” following the resignation of Mayoral aid[...]
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London Assembly: Clement resignation won’t stop investigation
Today's resignation of Mayoral advisor Ian Clement over the misuse of his taxpayer funded credit card won't prevent an investigation into the incident, a senior London Assembly Mem[...]
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Met collection goes on display
Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson officially opened 'The Met Collection', a collection of exhibits from the force's history. The exhibition will feature a rotating pool o[...]
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‘Deputy Mayor’ Ian Clement resigns
Ian Clement, Boris Johnson’s Deputy Mayor for Government and External Relations, has resigned after “the discovery of further discrepancies in the use of his corporate credit c[...]