Shortly after he was selected as Labour’s 2012 Mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone promised to visit all 32 London boroughs as he gathers material for his manifesto. He’s now around two thirds of the way through his ‘Tell Ken’ days which consist of walkabouts/visits in the day and an open Q&A in the evening. I’ve already […]
Martin Hoscik
Darling you were wonderful, you really were quite good…
If you were wandering past City Hall this morning you might have imagined you could hear strains of the Pet Shop Boys hit ‘Yesterday, when I was mad’ leaking from the building. In fact the sound was that of Assembly Members Kit Malthouse and Brian Coleman, respectively appointed by the Mayor as Chairs of the […]
Recall the London Assembly, it has questions to ask
When Adam and I interviewed Deputy Mayor of London Richard Barnes last year he made a very important point about the relevance of the London Assembly to ordinary Londoners: “I think there’s more the Assembly could do, good in-depth stuff rather than political point scoring. The objective of [the 7/7] report was to improve the […]
We are all wrong to describe violence and looting as ‘mindless’
The phrase “mindless violence” implies an automatic, uncontrollable reaction to – or against – something but the havoc and disorder which engulfed many parts of London last night was planned, calculated and deliberate.
London riots expose the folly of Boris’s ‘top cop’ routine
Boris Johnson is facing calls to return to London from his holiday and “take charge” of the city’s response to the riots.With that call, the Mayor’s opponents help cement City Hall’s own propaganda that Boris is in charge of policing.
