London Fire Brigade’s John Simpson discusses the Brigade’s new COOKSAFE campaign which targets young professionals with advice on how to prevent kitchen fires. The campaign was launched after Brigade figures suggested that nearly a third of all residential fires in London kitchens occur in the homes of young professionals. Listen! SUBSCRIBE TO MAYORWATCH PODCASTS IN […]
Labour Mayoral selection: 10 questions for Ken and Oona
As Labour Party members receive their ballot papers and start voting this week on who will become the party’s 2012 candidate for Mayor of London, contenders Ken Livingstone and Oona King answer 10 questions on what party members and Londoners could expect from their respective Mayoralties. Q1.The majority of the next Mayoral term looks set […]
Audio: Kulveer Ranger on cooling tubes & cycle hire
Kulveer Ranger, transport advisor to Mayor of London Boris Johnson, on the challenges of air-conditioning the Tube and the first few days of London’s new cycle hire scheme. Listen! SUBSCRIBE TO MAYORWATCH PODCASTS IN iTUNES
In Depth: London Cycle Hire Scheme
Spanning two Mayors and taking three years from original idea to first ride, London’s new Cycle Hire scheme is the latest way to explore and travel around London. This selection of articles charts the scheme’s development, dating back to 2007 when then Mayor Ken Livingstone tasked Transport for London with investigating the feasibility of such […]
GLA at 10 – Richard Barnes interview
In the last of our articles to mark the tenth anniversary of the Greater London Authority, Deputy Mayor of London Richard Barnes talks to Martin Hoscik and Adam Bienkov about regime change at City Hall and what it’s like to “sit on the right hand of God”
