It’s just a few weeks since Sadiq Khan vowed not to use the mayoralty “to offer commentary on foreign policy issues” but it seems the same promise doesn’t apply to his candidacy. Yesterday he emailed hundreds, possibly even thousands, of subscribers to his campaign newsletter with a tale of doom about Zac Goldsmith’s views on Europe.
Labour’s Heathrow fudge exposes its paper-thin commitment to tackling air pollution
The mess Labour have found themselves in over Heathrow is about much more than the decision over airport expansion. It exposes the paper-thin commitment of many in the party, and many elsewhere, to tackling air pollution and climate change, and the work still required to drag them into the 21st century.
Heathrow expansion is good for London but we need an independent aviation noise regulator too
This is good news for our city. We urgently need new runway capacity and an expanded Heathrow will allow us to build the 21st Century transport infrastructure fit for a modern city in a global and increasingly interconnected world.
Boris should let the next Mayor choose TfL’s new boss
Hiring Mike Brown as TfL’s next boss would be a smart move, but Boris needs to be true to his own 2008 principles and let his successor and the new TfL board they’ll appoint next May make the final call.
Let the sunshine in
According to figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, solar panels are installed on less than 0.5 per cent of homes in London. One way this figure can be improved is through community schemes like the one the London Assembly Environment Committee recently visited.
