Over the past few months I’ve been trying to piece together the talk within Labour about the selection of a 2016 Mayoral candidate and what I've heard has been pretty depressing for someone who expects parties to take a £16bn a … [Read more...]
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No more FOIs, TfL publishes chief officer expenses online
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Transport for London would like a round of applause for “proactively” publishing the latest expenses claims of its Chief officers. These are the same claims (Jan-March 2013) that TfL refused just last week to provide under … [Read more...]
Boris’s latest export – bouncy castles to China
April 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There’s been lots of mirth this week following my story of TfL buying toy buses for Boris - since said to be gifts for Boris to give away and not for him to play with - but let’s all applaud the entrepreneurial spirit of Team … [Read more...]
How quickly does MOPAC answer its post? Information Commissioner, it’s over to you…
April 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Of all the relationships in and around City Hall, none is more fraught and informed by distrust than that between the London Assembly and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). The complaint I hear most often … [Read more...]
New governance arrangements could cost Met public’s trust
April 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
London Assembly Member Jenny Jones argues new Police scrutiny arrangements amount to single party influence and could cost the Metropolitan Police the public’s support. For policing by consent to succeed there needs to be a … [Read more...]
TfL’s property plans could place Tube stations at the heart of communities
April 18, 2013 by 7 Comments
I’ve penned lots of well deserved criticism of TfL of late, but here’s some equally well-earned praise: Its ambitious and imaginative plans to increase the amount of money the body raises from commercial activities could … [Read more...]
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