Boris Johnson has announced that London's half-price travel scheme is to be extended to cover recipients of Job Seeker's Allowance and the new Employment and Support Allowance. City Hall says the move is designed to help people back to work by making it easier to travel to interviews. London's … [Read more...]
Assembly investigates axing of Venezuela oil deal
November 5, 2008 By
The London Assembly is to investigate the implications of ending Ken Livingstone’s controversial ‘oil for advice’ deal with Venezuela. Under the deal London received a payment equivalent to 20 per cent of the price of fuel for the capital’s bus fleet. This saving was passed … [Read more...]
Boris announces above inflation fare increase
September 4, 2008 By
Boris Johnson has announced a raft of fare increases which will see a single Oyster Pay as You Go bus trip increase to 90p plus higher costs for bus passes and season tickets. Overall fares will increase by six per cent in 2009. On the underground the £4 adult cash fare via Zone … [Read more...]
Johnsons Clash Over Half-Priced Fares
August 19, 2008 By
Tomorrow (20th August) is the last chance for Londoners on income support to claim the half-priced travel concession following Mayor Boris Johnson's decision to scrap the deal signed by his predecessor with the Venezuelan government which saw London receive a rebate on the annual … [Read more...]
Livingstone Snubs LDA ‘Forensic Panel’
July 14, 2008 By
Ken Livingstone has confirmed he will not be cooperating with Boris Johnson's 'Forensic Audit Panel' which he set up in May to investigate allegations against the London Development Agency. At the time the Labour group on the London Assembly accused Mayor Johnson of organising "a … [Read more...]
TfL ‘To Explore New Fare Concessions’
June 24, 2008 By
Boris Johnson has asked Transport for London to investigate new forms of "fares concession" for poorer Londoners. The announcement follows Johnson's decision to scrap the current Venezuela funded half-price fares scheme. The decision to double fares for the poorest Londoners was … [Read more...]
Labour On Attack After Johnson Doubles Fares For Poorest Londoners
May 26, 2008 By
The Labour group on the London Assembly has accused Mayor of London Boris Johnson of "punishing the least well-off and most vulnerable Londoners" after he announced the scrapping of an deal which allowed income support recipients to benefit from half price fares. Last year Johnson's … [Read more...]
Johnson Scraps Cheap Fares for Income Support Claimants
May 25, 2008 By
Some of the poorest transport users in London will see bus fares double after Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the end of a deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company which allowed income support recipients benefit from half price fares. Under a deal agreed by former … [Read more...]
