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		<title>Half-price fare scheme extended</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/half-price-fare-scheme-extended/20095593</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly investigates axing of Venezuela oil deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 on to income support recipients - some of the poorest households in London - in the form of reduced bus fares.]]></description>
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		<title>Boris announces above inflation fare increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Johnsons Clash Over Half-Priced Fares</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/johnsons-clash-over-half-priced-fares/20081295</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Venezuelan government.]]></description>
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		<title>Livingstone Snubs LDA &#8216;Forensic Panel&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/livingstone-snubs-lda-forensic-panel/20081256</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>TfL &#8216;To Explore New Fare Concessions&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tfl-to-explore-new-fare-concessions/20081230</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tfl-to-explore-new-fare-concessions/20081230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 half-price fares scheme.]]></description>
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		<title>Labour On Attack After Johnson Doubles Fares For Poorest Londoners</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/labour-on-attack-after-johnson-doubles-fares-for-poorest-londoners/20081195</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/labour-on-attack-after-johnson-doubles-fares-for-poorest-londoners/20081195#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 21:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 support recipients.]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson Scraps Cheap Fares for Income Support Claimants</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/johnson-scraps-cheap-fares-for-income-support-claimants/20081194</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/johnson-scraps-cheap-fares-for-income-support-claimants/20081194#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 11:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 bus fares.]]></description>
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		<title>Now Let&#8217;s Ensure the Venezuelans Get Value for Money</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/now-lets-ensure-the-venezuelans-get-value-for-money/200781</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/now-lets-ensure-the-venezuelans-get-value-for-money/200781#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 public hand-wringing about deals with 'dictators'.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor Launches 50p Fare for Income Support Recipients</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/mayor-launches-50p-fare-for-income-support-recipients/2007773</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/mayor-launches-50p-fare-for-income-support-recipients/2007773#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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