On 3rd May the largest and most complex single election held in the UK will take place – the Mayor of London and the London Assembly elections. The London election takes place every four years and is organised by London Elects – an independent, non-political body. Today, to mark 100 days until the election, London […]
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London fares set to rise by 7%
Fares across London’s transport network are set to rise by up to 7% in 2012. On Wednewday Mayor of London Boris Johnson told the London Assembly he intends to stick to his published business plan of rises of RPI + 2%. July’s RPI, the month used in TfL’s calculations, stood at 5%. As Chair of […]
Independent passenger representation in London threatened
Ahead of a House of Lords debate Sharon Grant, Chair of London TravelWatch, warns that independent passenger representation in London could be coming to an end. Tonight (Monday 12 September), the House of Lords will debate an amendment to the Localism Bill which, if agreed, will effectively end independent passenger representation in London. The […]
Brian Paddick: ‘All Londoners need a good education and a stake in society’
Brian Paddick, one of four contenders hoping to become the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London, sets out the need to ensure all Londoner’s have a stake in society. Did the Tory and Labour rivals to be London’s Mayor in 2012 rise to the occasion when London faced one of its most serious crises in […]
Jenny Jones: What we are seeing is mindless vandalism
Jenny Jones, Green member of the London Assembly and the party’s candidate for Mayor in 2012 has issue the following statement on the looting and disorder in London: What we are seeing is mindless vandalism, spreading first within London, and now in other cities, with no regard at all for the safety of other people. […]
