Transport for London has committed to routinely publishing its most requested information, removing the need for the public and London Assembly members to file Freedom of Information requests. The commitment follows a recent London Assembly report highlighting the culture of secrecy within TfL and other sections of the Greater London Authority. In his response to […]
AMs warn against leaving economic rescue fund “sitting unused at City Hall”
Just £375,000 of a £111m government fund aimed at boosting London’s economic growth has been spent, London Assembly Members heard this week. The cash was given to to City Hall 15 months ago by the UK Government to support projects which could boost London’s economy but officials have so far spent just 0.3%. A further […]
TfL & banks announce a new cardholder benefit – free bus travel in London*
A couple of weeks ago a bus I was travelling on was boarded by two revenue protection officers who promptly got to work validating Oyster cards and checking paper tickets. When I offered them the contactless Barclaycard I’d used to pay for my fare they simply waved the card away, carried out no check and […]
Ambulance Service does even less than TfL to promote its board meetings
What is it with London’s public services and their failure to proactively publicise meetings? Earlier this week I showed how our friends at Transport for London make very little effort to ensure Londoners are aware of its board meetings and when they’re taking place. Despite having almost 150,000 interested Twitter followers, not a single Tweet […]
Met pays off 900 staff, then spends £27m on agency workers
The Met has been accused of wasting money after spending more than £26m on agency temps at the same time as announcing thousands of jobs losses.