More on Boris the independent voice for London

Boris the independent voice for London is a concept increasingly commented on. Today Conservative Home editor Tim Montgomerie is the latest to draw attention to Boris’s willingness to set his own course and speak out.

Boris Johnson: Recycling the same old spin

We’ve been here before, it’s early November, a People’s Question Time session is about to take place and Boris’s PR operation are briefing on his progress in increasing accountability at City Hall.

The state of London’s accountability is Labour’s failure

As Sir Paul Stephenson recently made clear, the person who eventually decides how and where officers are deployed is the Commissioner. The actual decision might be taken by local officers but all operational decisions are ultimately taken in the Commissioner’s name and under his authority.

How Boris plans to fund his City Academies and stay within the law

As a fan of strong, bold government and someone who believes the Mayor has a role in providing essential services I applaud Boris for pushing ahead in the wake of opposition in his own ranks and, apparently, within the London Development Agency.

MQT: Tory AMs queue to criticise Boris’s policies

The last time Boris sat before the London Assembly he had pretty bad morning, any hopes he might of had of an easier ride at this morning’s first session of the new term will have crumbled as one Tory AM after another opposed his flagship policies.

Share your West End congestion ideas

Why can’t we convert the myriad of bus routes which currently run down the road into a single Oxford Street shopping bus? Running only up and down the one street, this new route could use wholly or partially electric powered buses.

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