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Boris Johnson’s Administration and Women in London

July 8, 2008 - Ken Livingstone

The elimination of women from the senior management levels in the Greater London Authority has been greater even than that for ethnic minorities and similar policies have been carried out down the line in the wider GLA Group.

Filed Under: Comment, Open Platform

Alan Craig: Why I Want To Be Mayor

April 17, 2008 - Alan Craig

My priorities as Mayor will be to Back Families and Marriage, End the Culture of Youth Violence, More Affordable Homes, Reject the Olympics Mega Mosque and Tackle Inequality with more jobs.

Filed Under: Comment, Open Platform

Abolish the Congestion Charge

April 12, 2008 - Chris Prior

Chris Prior is standing for election to the London Assembly under the name ‘Abolish the Congestion Charge’ – a registered description of the Stop Congestion Charging Party.

Filed Under: Comment, Open Platform Tagged With: Road pricing

Marking 10 years of the GLA

March 18, 2008 - Staff

Inspired by a reader’s email we asked candidates in May’s Mayoral elections how they’d mark the first decade of the Greater London Authority in 2010 and, less seriously, if those plans included a statue of current Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Filed Under: Comment, Open Platform

Gerard Batten MEP: Why I Want To Be Mayor

March 14, 2008 - Gerard Batten

UKIP’s Gerard Batten sets out why he wants to be Mayor of London, capping the Mayor’s precept, embracing Britain’s common culture and funding special interest groups.

Filed Under: Comment, Open Platform

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