Boris the independent voice for London is a concept increasingly commented on. His policy of an earned amnesty wasn't at all popular with his City Hall colleagues and his very vocal opposition to a 50p tax rate for the highest earners is at odds with much quieter and pragmatic … [Read more...]
Boris Johnson: Recycling the same old spin
November 9, 2009 By
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. Last year we had a press release claiming his holding of a legally required People’s … [Read more...]
The state of London’s accountability is Labour’s failure
October 28, 2009 By
"Something is rotten in the state of London's accountability" according to David Lammy in a new article for the Guardian's excellent Comment is Free. It's true, there is a clear accountability deficit in the way policing is managed in the capital but what Lammy doesn't mention … [Read more...]
How Boris plans to fund his City Academies and stay within the law
September 21, 2009 By
After the display of dissent by Tory AMs at the most recent Mayor's Question Time I'd intended to post in support of Boris's City Academy plans but a combination of constant pain down my left hand side (if you're in South London and have been unable to find any ibuprofen in your local … [Read more...]
MQT: Tory AMs queue to criticise Boris’s policies
September 9, 2009 By
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. Andrew Boff and others were … [Read more...]
Share your West End congestion ideas
August 17, 2009 By
In case you missed it, the London Assembly is calling for ideas on how to tackle the congestion in the West End’s major shopping destinations of Oxford Street, Regent Street and the surrounding areas. As Assembly Member Victoria Borwick noted last week, there are a number of … [Read more...]
Lammy’s open primaries call ignores London’s real democratic deficiencies
August 10, 2009 By
In case you missed it, David Lammy last week wrote in the Evening Standard about the need for Labour to hold open primaries to select their next Mayoral candidate. As well as Lammy’s original piece it’s worth reading Dave Hill’s response and the discussion at Liberal Conspiracy. Personally … [Read more...]
Boris Johnson and that EastEnders endorsement
July 20, 2009 By
It certainly sounds as if Boris Johnson enjoyed his time on the set of EastEnders but, at the risk of taking the whole thing too seriously, I can’t help wondering why he felt it appropriate to endorse a show which offers such a relentlessly bleak and violent view of the capital. The … [Read more...]
