The London Finance Commission looking into funding for the capital has to take into account the realities of ever tighter central control of all aspects of government, says Damian Hockney. At a time when regions across the EU … [Read more...]
Damian Hockney
Comment and opinion from former London Assembly Member Damian Hockney. Views expressed may not represent those of the site editors.
Whither the powers? Give the Assembly the access to REAL information
April 26, 2012 by
Damian Hockney, a member of the London Assembly from 2004 to 2008, says the London Assembly suffers from one major problem - lack of access to the REAL information which would allow the body to do its job of holding the Mayor to … [Read more...]
Make the Fab Four the Magnificent Seven
April 16, 2012 by
Well this is interesting. Today's polling. In spite of the saturation coverage provided by the BBC for the Greens and the LibDems (alongside what it calls the other two "main" candidates), and a very small rise in polling support … [Read more...]
Such a taxing campaign
April 6, 2012 by
It isn't going to go away in a hurry, this tax business. We're sick of it, but we have an awful feeling the voters might not be. Former London Assembly Member and Mayoral candidate Damian Hockney believes that Jenny Jones' … [Read more...]
Go figure – voters need to use the Mayor electoral system imaginatively
January 23, 2012 by
Looking at the likely voting figures for LibDem candidate Brian Paddick, former Mayor candidate for UKIP Damian Hockney suggests that there is still no sign of voters using the voting system for the Mayor election imaginatively. … [Read more...]
Wikileaks does USA a favour on C-Charge revelations
December 5, 2010 by
It would be too much to imagine that former Mayor Ken Livingstone's spat with US Ambassador Tuttle over the Congestion Charge would have escaped comment in the Wikileaks exposures. What the US embassy said was dry but correct, … [Read more...]
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