There are a staggering 3,798 less people being killed or seriously injured on London’s roads every year compared to the late nineties. It is proof that accidents don’t just happen. Both the Mayor and local authorities can do things to stop people dying or ending up with crippling injuries. London had challenging ten year targets […]
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Ken & Boris don’t care about London’s iconic black cab
Lawrence Webb, UKIP’s candidate for Mayor of London, says the policies of rivals Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson show they “don’t care” about London’s iconic black cab trade. Ask anyone what is iconic about London and they will tell you that the black cab is part of everyday life in the capital. If you visit […]
The facts on cycle safety in London
The Mayor of London was very careful at today’s City Hall Question Time to stick to his brief. He said that the rate of cyclists killed and seriously injured on Transport for London roads has gone down since he was elected. Those roads are 5% of the road network; that means the Mayor is ignoring […]
Will the London 2012 Games be the greenest ever?
I get asked this several times a week, and there isn’t an easy answer. Colleagues on London Assembly committees and the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 have both spent years scrutinising the organisers’ delivery on the green promises. Can the world’s biggest sporting jamboree really go green in a city like London? It all […]
Liberal Democrat alternative 2012/13 GLA budget
Mike Tuffrey AM, Liberal Democrat London Assembly budget spokesperson says Boris Johnson has failed to deliver a council tax cut for Londoners. Helping Londoners through hard times After four years at City Hall the Mayor has frozen his budget precept for the fourth year in a row. Sounds impressive? Well, actually it is not. For […]
