Tag archive for ‘Venezuelan oil deal’
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Half-price fare scheme extended
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. Cit[...]
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Assembly investigates axing of Venezuela oil deal
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 paymen[...]
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Boris announces above inflation fare increase
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. Over[...]
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Johnsons Clash Over Half-Priced Fares
Tomorrow is the last chance for Londoners on income support to claim half-priced travel following the Mayor's decision to scrap the deal signed by his predecessor with the Venezuel[...]
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Livingstone Snubs LDA ‘Forensic Panel’
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 Developmen[...]
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TfL ‘To Explore New Fare Concessions’
Boris Johnson has asked TfL to investigate new forms of 'fares concession' for poorer Londoners. The announcement follows Johnson's decision to scrap the current Venezuela funded h[...]
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Labour On Attack After Johnson Doubles Fares For Poorest Londoners
Labour has accused Mayor of London Boris Johnson of 'punishing the least well-off and most vulnerable Londoners' after he announced the scrapping of half price fares for income sup[...]
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Johnson Scraps Cheap Fares for Income Support Claimants
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 w[...]
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Now Let’s Ensure the Venezuelans Get Value for Money
Yesterday's eventual launch of the Venezuelan oil funded low fares initiative has once again led to charges of a rich city stealing from the poor citizens of Venezuela and much pu[...]
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Mayor Launches 50p Fare for Income Support Recipients
Ken Livingstone has launched a new scheme which will allow Londoners in receipt of income support to benefit from a reduced bus far of just 50p per journey.
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One London Continue to Question Oil Deal
The One London Party continued their questioning of the Mayor's oil deal with Venezuela yesterday when they quizzed representatives from Transport for London.
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One London and Mayor Clash Over Oil Deal Figures
The One London Party has dismissed Ken Livingstone's recent statement that providing reduces fairs to London's 250,000 income support recipients would cost 15 million GBP a year.
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All Aboard the 2008 Election Bus
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Oil Deal ‘Could Cost London 70 million’
Questioned by One London Party leader Damian Hockney at today's Mayor's Question Time Ken Livingstone admitted he does not know how much yesterday's Venezuelan oil deal will cost T[...]
