Last week I highlighted the shared interests of the banks and Transport for London in ensuring that nothing as boring as being punished for fare-dodging should dent the take-up of contactless debit and credit cards. Not everyone was convinced that TfL and the card issuers are really as close as I suggested. Some of you […]
TfL & banks announce a new cardholder benefit – free bus travel in London*
A couple of weeks ago a bus I was travelling on was boarded by two revenue protection officers who promptly got to work validating Oyster cards and checking paper tickets. When I offered them the contactless Barclaycard I’d used to pay for my fare they simply waved the card away, carried out no check and […]
Ambulance Service does even less than TfL to promote its board meetings
What is it with London’s public services and their failure to proactively publicise meetings? Earlier this week I showed how our friends at Transport for London make very little effort to ensure Londoners are aware of its board meetings and when they’re taking place. Despite having almost 150,000 interested Twitter followers, not a single Tweet […]
Infographic – London in numbers
The Office for National Statistics has released a series of infographics to help promote its latest Region and Country Profiles report. While we Londoners occupy just 1% of the UK’s landmass (1,600 square kilometres), we account for 13% of its population and produce 22% of its economic output. And our environment is perhaps a little […]
Why reforming the powers of the London Assembly is so important…
Sadiq Khan MP, Shadow London Minister, explains why he backs calls by a Parliamentary committee for greater powers for the London Assembly.
