City Hall’s current website makes it hard for voters to understand and engage with their politicians and is struggling to attract and retain visitors. The Mayor’s team are right to be looking at ways to improve Londoners’ online experience.
The right move? – Selling London Short
Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, leader of the Liberal Democrat group in the London Assembly, says the Mayor’s approach to selling off former police stations is inconsistent with his own stated aim to boost the levels of affordable housing in London and may not achieve best long-term value for the taxpayer.
TfL execs reimbursed for professional accreditations but hopeful coppers must pay for their own
Given that the Greater London Authority was originally stapled together from a number of separate and unconnected agencies it’s hardly surprising that it’s a minefield of anomalies and contradictory practices. But sometimes the disparity between different outposts in the Mayor’s empire is so stark that it deserves to be commented on and challenged. Such is […]
Is the Met guilty of an indiscriminate approach to gathering intelligence?
Back in August London Assembly Member Jenny Jones used data protection rules to obtain her police file and then took to Twitter to express concern at the pretty sparse contents. Although I couldn’t resist tweaking her and the Met’s noses at the time, she does seem to have a valid point. The file contains nothing […]
There are savings to be found within TfL that could bear down on fares
Richard Tracey AM, Conservative Transport Spokesman on the London Assembly, says and end to the perks culture at Transport for London and a willingness to engage with big brands could help freeze fares.
