Just before Christmas LBC radio secured itself a place in the history books as the instigator of the first skirmish between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone in the tediously long campaign for 2012’s Mayoral elections. The consensus appears to be that the pair haven’t engaged in direct combat since the 2008 election yet, between anti-Ken […]
On New Year’s Eve don’t let the needy pay your fare
According to posts on Twitter, Boris Johnson has signed up online loan company Wonga to sponsor free travel on New Year’s Eve. The news is interesting because Transport for London’s press release announcing the release of the Christmas Travel guide made no mention of sponsorship, a huge difference with past years. Maybe TfL’s shyness is […]
Wikileaks does USA a favour on C-Charge revelations
It would be too much to imagine that former Mayor Ken Livingstone’s spat with US Ambassador Tuttle over the Congestion Charge would have escaped comment in the Wikileaks exposures. What the US embassy said was dry but correct, says Damian Hockney.
The Mayor’s backwards steps have left me with no confidence
Londoners have been breathing illegal air for years now in violation of European legal limits. Over the last two and a half years the Mayor of London has taken three big backward steps in addressing this problem. That is why I have written to the European Commission to express my complete lack of confidence in […]
The Met Police Air Support unit is under threat
London Assembly Member Victoria Borwick is seeking assurances from Boris Johnson that the Metropolitan Police Service’s air support will not be reduced after Government ‘austerity plans’ proposed that the number of police helicopters and air bases be slashed by a third across England and Wales.
