The rail link was originally due to open next month but on August 31st it was announced by Crossrail Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London responsible for delivering the project, that passenger services would not start until at least Autumn 2019.
It may have failed to deliver Crossrail on time, but TfL’s spin operation is still working at full capacity
Ever since news of Crossrail’s delayed opening emerged back in August, there’s been a concerted effort by City Hall and Transport for London to distance themselves from the problem.
London & Partners ordered to hand over board papers and proof of performance claims amid transparency concerns
Set up by former mayor Boris Johnson as a private company, London & Partners enjoys the status of being the capital’s only official promotions agency and is gifted an annual City Hall grant of almost £14m per year, a figure equal to around half its entire funding.
Government loans London £350m towards Crossrail cost overrun but final bill expected to rise further
Passenger services were originally due to start in December of this year but, in August, the project team, City Hall and Transport for London announced the opening would be delayed until “Autumn 2019.”
Sadiq’s anti-Brexit video could open the floodgates to a new wave of taxpayer-funded campaigning
London taxpayers could be about to pick up the tab for a host of political campaigning videos after City Hall’s internal watchdog authorised the use of official resources for a video backing a second Brexit vote.
