London News and Opinion
Here’s a curious, if earthy, one to ponder next time nature calls: Thames Water, London’s water and sewerage company - and producer of renewable power. Most people know about the first bit. Fewer, however, are aware that we also generate electricity, and lots of it, from our … [Read more...]
After a week in which Mayor of London Boris Johnson has faced calls to 'clarify' his backing of the scheme, Cllr Rodney Chambers, Leader of Medway Council, sets out the case against building a new airport in the Thames Estuary. You have to wonder why the Mayor of London wants an … [Read more...]
Boris Johnson is preparing to hit London with above-inflation fare rises, which will mean that in just eighteen months the price of a single bus fare will have risen by a third. Many commuters going back to work on Monday 4th January after the Christmas and new year break will … [Read more...]
Citizens Advice (CAB) says its South East bureaux have seen a 36 per cent rise in enquiries about water and sewerage debt problems between April and June this year compared to the same period last year. That’s a big increase in anyone’s book, reflecting the tough economic … [Read more...]
Before we get stuck into this issue, let’s be clear: the last thing we want to do is be in conflict with the bottled water sector. We’ve always said that the goal of our London On Tap - www.londonontap.co.uk - campaign is simply to promote the quality of Thames Water’s tap … [Read more...]
The following is Ken Livingstone’s introduction to this coming Saturday’s Progressive London conference agenda. Today’s conference is an opportunity to assess the scale of the global economic crisis and to discuss alternative economic policies to meet the challenges it poses. … [Read more...]
In our final article in the Mayor's budget series, London Assembly Conservative Group Leader Roger Evans discusses why Boris Johnson's first budget is good for London and praises a new wave of GLA engagement with outer London. With Londoners facing job losses and rising prices, … [Read more...]
In the third of our Mayor's budget articles John Biggs, Deputy Leader of the Labour group on the London Assembly, attacks Boris Johnson's "do nothing budget" and says recent fare increases will cancel out the Mayor's freezing of the GLA precept. Boris Johnson's decision not to raise … [Read more...]
