Earlier this week the five politicians hoping to become the Green party’s candidate in next year’s mayoral election united to express their opposition to further expansion at the airport and urged rivals in other parties to join them.
Boris’s tourism agency stops promoting London homes to Chinese millionaires
London and Partners, Boris Johnson’s official tourism and promotions agency, has axed its controversial project to market London’s homes to overseas millionaires looking to buy property outside of their home nations.
Labour face a real challenge to win back City Hall and it’s all their own fault
For years I’ve been saying that Labour were wrong to assume victory in next year’s mayoral contest was assured. It’s not been a popular message but finally it seems that grown-up politicians in the party are coming to realise that they’ll have to work for a win.
Frontline cops need more support to avoid Taser ‘postcode lottery’
Tasers, a tool once deployed in only the most serious of circumstances, are beginning to make a more frequent appearance in London’s law enforcement activity. With police in outer boroughs now more likely to resort to Taser use than their inner London counterparts, it’s clear that officers in more isolated areas are increasingly having to rely on Tasers.
Business leaders call for TfL to take over London’s surface rail services
London’s business leaders are calling for the “rationalisation” of mainline rail services after a poll revealed widespread concern that poor performance by train operators is harming the capital’s success.
