We’ve had lots of fun of late with the expenses culture at Transport for London, a run of stories which so upset one senior TfL officer that he actually deigned to break his long-running silence and speak to me (though only when his boss was no longer around to hear the sulk). But while it […]
Time to price the cable car like the tourist attraction it is
Two years ago I called on Boris to “be more open about the fact that the cable car is a tourist attraction, not a genuine part of the capital’s public transport network.” In recent weeks he’s done just that – a Mayoral Decision approving a new £1 fare for school groups states that usage patterns […]
Cowardice and arrogance could cost Labour City Hall in 2016
Over the past few months I’ve been trying to piece together the talk within Labour about the selection of a 2016 Mayoral candidate and what I’ve heard has been pretty depressing for someone who expects parties to take a £16bn a year regional government seriously. While 2016 might seem a long way off, I think […]
No more FOIs, TfL publishes chief officer expenses online
TfL would like a round of applause for “proactively” publishing the expenses claims of its Chief officers.
Boris’s latest export – bouncy castles to China
Let’s applaud the entrepreneurial spirit of Team Boris which has managed to hire out a bouncy castle for £56,000
