Yesterday, after months of delays, overcrowding and utter chaos at London Bridge, I finally had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, and his Junior Minister, Claire Perry, to request their intervention in the matter.
Santander: We’re committed to improving London’s cycle hire scheme
Keith Moor, Chief Marketing Officer, Santander UK, explains why he believes the new Santander Cycles scheme is good for Santander and for London.
Met police staff feel they are second-class citizens in an increasingly “two-tier” workforce
Police staff are struggling financially as a result of the real-terms pay cuts since 2010, with the cost-of-living far outstripping the pay freezes and pay caps inflicted on the Met and other public sector staff.
Half-trillion pound ‘Thames City’ could be third richest urban area on earth
Yes it’s true that we desperately need more fiscal autonomy, but we also need to define new economic boundaries. The Capital needs to partner with the South-East to create a new devolved “Thames City” super-region.
London should become the city of smart taxes
There is a growing consensus that central government should devolve more tax revenues to City Hall, but I’d like them to go much further. The Mayor should have the ability to introduce ‘smart taxes’ and charges which reshape our city as well as raising revenue. The London Assembly then need additional powers to keep the Mayor in check.
