Why did Boris Johnson fail to tell Londoners that he was questioning Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe?
Martin Hoscik
A deal so good TfL signed it twice?
Always addicted to spin, Transport for London has sought to portray an extension to a 6-year old contract as a new initiative.
TfL reveals frequency of Barclays sponsorship payments
In response to an FOI request Transport for London has provided some additional information about the payment arrangements for its £50m Cycle Hire sponsorship agreement with Barclays bank. As previously reported, the bank is the minority funder of the scheme which is projected to cost the taxpayer at least £225m by 2015/16. In its latest […]
Boris pays off TfL after threat to block City Hall backed redevelopment scheme
Transport for London aren’t my biggest fans – the price of writing stories they consider unhelpful has been to fall off their invite list for events such as the launch of the New Bus for London or the taxpayer funded Thames Cable Car. As I’ve mentioned before, they’re not an organisation which likes scrutiny and […]
Fairer funding – a bold initiative from Boris we should all support
One policy which really excited me during this year’s City Hall elections was Boris Johnson’s vow to look at a fairer funding settlement for London. I set out at length here why I think London has to “move away from ‘grants’ from central Government for essential services such as fire and police.” As I said […]
