Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Jenny Jones has launched her full manifesto for the next term at City Hall. Jones was joined for the launch by the party’s London Assembly candidates including Darren Johnson and Noel Lynch. The party is hoping to increase the number of seats it currently holds on the Assembly. […]
2012 London Elections
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
Labour launch Operation Save Ken
Earlier this week Andrew Gilligan wrote that he detected a shift in Ken Livingstone’s strategy to win City Hall, appealing for support from those looking to name their second best would-be Mayor. Comments made by Livingstone at last night’s Evening Standard hustings would seem to support Andrew’s hunch. During the debate Livingstone made a direct […]
Which Mayor of London candidate do you most agree with?
For the second election in a row, Unlock Democracy are running a Mayor of London Vote Match – the online tool which lets voters and prospective voters in London see which Mayoral candidate most agrees with them. You can take the test below – just answer whether you agree or disagree with each statement to […]
Ken Livingstone: ‘I feel a huge responsibility to win’
Ken Livingstone says he feels “a huge responsibility” to win next month’s Mayoral election and “to make people’s lives better over the next four years”. The former Mayor made the remarks as he unveiled his full manifesto and an online tool which calculates how much Labour claim his polices would save individual Londoners. Promised policies […]
Brian Paddick unveils City Hall manifesto
Banks and luxury hotels would be asked to fund a series of “youth hubs” under plans by Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Brian Paddick to “offer a positive alternative to gangs”. Mr Paddick says the hubs would be “open seven days a week and in the evenings where young people, as well as socialising, can receive […]