London News and Opinion
Well who’d have thought it - despite perfectly valid criticisms about the timing of the event, last night’s State of London Debate was a roaring success for the newly serious Mayor Boris who recently debuted at Mayor’s Question Time. The radical shift of format away from … [Read more...]
Two separate reports suggest Boris Johnson is close to confirming that he'll seek re-election as Mayor of London in 2012. I won't pretend I'm not slightly surprised at the reports - no doubt inspired by pretty authoritative briefing - in the Guardian and Standard given that Boris … [Read more...]
When Oona King decided to challenge Ken Livingstone for Labour's 2012 Mayoral candidacy it opened up the prospect that Team Ken, having been committed to helping their man take back City Hall ever since he lost to Boris Johnson in 2008, would have a genuine fight on their hands to … [Read more...]
Did you notice that yesterday’s statement on Boris Johnson’s vision for new Mayoral powers and greater devolution failed to mention any public engagement or consultation in what those new powers should be? Apparently the Mayor’s vision to gain “a greater say over the issues … [Read more...]
There was a refreshingly different approach to Mayor's Question Time this month with the usual slanging matches replaced by a consensual, reasoned approach which saw the Mayor and Assembly Members coming together to speak up for Londoners - especially those affected by the potential … [Read more...]
That Ken Livingstone can still draw a crowd was evident from his reception in Croydon this lunchtime even if the purpose of the visit - to launch his bid to become Labour’s 2012 Mayoral candidate - confused or passed by a number of those who queued to have their pictures taken with … [Read more...]
How utterly hideous is the TfL Roundel for the London Cycle Hire scheme or, as we’re now meant to refer to it, the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme? I’m sure we’re all very grateful to the shareholders of Barclays for spending some of their marketing budget on slapping their logo … [Read more...]
When Boris Johnson appeared before the House of Commons transport select committee during their report into the ‘snow chaos’ I was happy to agree with those who thought he’d been overly generous with his time - the Mayor of London is already scrutinised by the London Assembly … [Read more...]
