Labour MP and former Cabinet member Tessa Jowell has emerged as the frontrunner to become the party’s next candidate for Mayor of London. A new YouGov poll for the Evening Standard puts Dame Tessa ahead of all other known rivals with 17% of poll respondents naming her as the best potential candidate. Only comedian Eddie […]
Why doesn’t TfL do more to publicise its board meetings?
The London Assembly flags up their meetings via the london.gov.uk website, on Twitter and via press releases and ‘ops notes’ to media which pre-alert journalists who might go along or even help publicise the meetings. The fire authority also tends to actively promote its meetings both to journalists and, via its website, to members of […]
Mayor welcomes news of 10 new tenants for Royal Albert Docks
Mayor Boris Johnson has welcomed pledges from ten Chinese businesses to move to London’s Royal Albert Docks. The Docks are to be transformed by Chinese developers ABP into a gateway for Asian and Chinese businesses seeking to do business with the UK and Europe. When completed the development will include more than 2.5 million square […]
Met criticised over failure to consult public on expanded Taser roll-out
The Met Police and Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) have been criticised for failing to give Londoners the chance to comment before increasing the number of officers carrying Tasers. The weapons were previously carried only by firearms officers, however Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe extended their availability citing concerns that unarmed officers were […]
The MOPAC’s next challenge – to ensure Scotland Yard is an office, not a palace
On a recent visit to City Hall I took time to look through the potential designs for the new Scotland Yard HQ and came away convinced that the Allford Hall Monaghan Morris submission was by far the best. Of the shortlisted designs, theirs was the one which made an instant impression and felt most like […]