London News and Opinion
Along with assorted journos including Pippa and Dave I trundled down to Battersea bus garage yesterday to see the unveiling of the final design of the new Borismaster bus. On what was a nice sunny morning Boris was looking pretty chuffed as he's probably entitled to after facing … [Read more...]
Now that Boris has agreed terms to buy out Tubes Lines shareholders Ferrovial and Bechtel what role is left for the office of the PPP Arbiter? Ever since the PPP scheme was forced onto Londoners in defiance of their clearly expressed will (as Labour ponders its renewal it might … [Read more...]
You’ll have noticed that the site hasn’t been updated a great deal over the past few weeks, as the election got closer and then ended in such dramatic fashion it became clear that musings and news on events in our little corner of the UK would largely go unspotted. Even as … [Read more...]
Though the occasion is destined to be overshadowed by General Election fever, May 4th marks ten years since Londoners voted in the first ever Greater London Authority elections. We’ll be reflecting on those early days of London government throughout May, starting on the 12th … [Read more...]
As reported earlier, Boris Johnson today launched the extended East London Line and there wasn't an Assembly Member in sight. After creating a loud fuss over earlier plans for a launch, opposition AMs were invited to come along today and share the moment. I'd wrongly expected … [Read more...]
In common with a number of other London writers and bloggers my inbox and phone have brought me claim and counter-claim over the impending launch of the East London Line. Tomorrow (probably) the core of the line, which runs on Transport for London’s own track, is likely to be … [Read more...]
We London bloggers know that Boris Johnson spins a good line and it's often fun to see 'real' news outlets swallow the spin - such as the line about St George's Day celebrations - unquestioned but it's a bit less amusing when the leader of his own party falls for the hype. In an … [Read more...]
Opposition Assembly Members tried something different at today's Mayor's Question Time, instead of making random interventions against one another, they opted to 'theme' the event on the topic of Boris Johnson's manifesto commitments. The catalyst for this great (and ultimately … [Read more...]
