Boris Johnson is planning another backdoor round of cuts. Despite promising at the time that there would be no more front line cuts to the fire brigade; he is now trying to force another 13 fire engines out of service all in the name of cost cutting.
Can Sadiq Khan deliver on his housing pledge?
Khan’s stated preferred mechanism for mandating the 50% rule is to issue a Supplementary Planning Guidance document, but experts tell me there’s some doubt this would be sufficient and that he could find himself having to amend the plan itself.
How well do Londoners and his opponents know Tory mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith?
Goldsmith has a strong record when it comes to the environment, but his views on issues like the cost of living in London and how to go about improving and enhancing public transport are currently unclear and unknown.
Fares cuts dominate the mayoral contest as candidates seek to show they’re on your side
As in 2012, fares cuts are rapidly dominating the race to become London’s next mayor but how are the candidates planning to fund them and what of Transport for London’s claims that a reduction in fares income threatens investment in upgrades?
London Assembly seeks public’s view on preventing extremism
More and more young men and women are travelling to fight in Syria and Iraq, radicalised by extremist propaganda on the Internet. The threat of them returning and carrying out an attack in this country is very real.
