London Assembly Member Darren Johnson says a recent rebuke for the Mayor from the UK Statistics Authority proves concern expressed about City Hall’s use of statistics and announcements is justified.
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Mayoral Press Releases need hazard warning
London Assembly Member Darren Johnson warns that Mayoral press releases risk confusing both media and highlights recent examples of statements he claims are designed to be “deliberately misleading by omission”.
GLA Budget 2011: Failing to plan for the future – Liberal Democrat response
Boris Johnson’s third London budget fails to grasp the opportunities offered by the coalition’s localism agenda and continues to rely on financial reserves to defer difficult, but necessary, decisions writes Mike Tuffrey AM, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Budget Spokesperson. Three years into his mayoralty, this is Boris Johnson’s first budget since the change of government. […]
GLA Budget 2011: Cutting Administration, Protecting the Front Line – The Conservative Budget 2011/12
Roger Evans, Leader of the City Hall Conservative group, welcomes Boris Johnson’s 2011/12 budget but calls on Assembly groups and the Mayor to make further savings.
GLA Budget 2011: The Mayor should be helping local communities and protecting their services – Darren Johnson
As the London Assembly votes to approve the Mayor’s draft 2011/12 budget, Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson sets out the aims of an amended budget proposed by his party.
