London Assembly Member Darren Johnson says a recent rebuke for the Mayor from the UK Statistics Authority proves concern expressed about City Hall’s use of statistics and announcements is justified.
Mayoral Press Releases need hazard warning
London Assembly Member Darren Johnson warns that Mayoral press releases risk confusing both media and highlights recent examples of statements he claims are designed to be “deliberately misleading by omission”.
GLA Budget 2011: The Mayor should be helping local communities and protecting their services – Darren Johnson
As the London Assembly votes to approve the Mayor’s draft 2011/12 budget, Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson sets out the aims of an amended budget proposed by his party.
Localism bill must bring an end to dithering on air quality
The crunch issue at last weeks meeting between the European Commissioner for the Environment and a cross section of London politicians & NGOs, was “what do you do when a Government deliberately tries to mislead the Commission about the poor state of its environment?” Normally, this isn’t a big deal, as politicians and their civil […]
The Mayor’s backwards steps have left me with no confidence
Londoners have been breathing illegal air for years now in violation of European legal limits. Over the last two and a half years the Mayor of London has taken three big backward steps in addressing this problem. That is why I have written to the European Commission to express my complete lack of confidence in […]