Did you notice that yesterday’s statement on Boris Johnson’s vision for new Mayoral powers and greater devolution failed to mention any public engagement or consultation in what those new powers should be? Apparently the Mayor’s vision to gain “a greater say over the issues that are important to Londoners” is to be delivered without reference […]
Martin Hoscik
Mayor’s Question Time: A+ for effort
There was a refreshingly different approach to Mayor’s Question Time this month with the usual slanging matches replaced by a consensual, reasoned approach which saw the Mayor and Assembly Members coming together to speak up for Londoners – especially those affected by the potential sale of their homes by the Crown Estate. Now, I’m normally […]
Livingstone’s 2012 bid has to be more than a 2008 re-tread
Unlike a council or Parliamentary election there are no shades of winning or losing the job of Mayor of London and in 2008 Livingstone unambiguously lost. Voters rejected not only the policies he offered for a third term but also those he’d already implemented during his 8 years in office which they no longer found attractive.
That crass and overly commercial cycle hire logo
How utterly hideous is the TfL Roundel for the London Cycle Hire scheme or, as we’re now meant to refer to it, the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme? I’m sure we’re all very grateful to the shareholders of Barclays for spending some of their marketing budget on slapping their logo all over the bikes and uniforms […]
Actually there is a role for the Arbiter in a post PPP London
When Boris Johnson appeared before the House of Commons transport select committee during their report into the ‘snow chaos’ I was happy to agree with those who thought he’d been overly generous with his time – the Mayor of London is already scrutinised by the London Assembly and, uniquely among UK office holders, every voter […]
