For the second election in a row, Unlock Democracy are running a Mayor of London Vote Match – the online tool which lets voters and prospective voters in London see which Mayoral candidate most agrees with them. You can take the test below – just answer whether you agree or disagree with each statement to […]
Such a taxing campaign
It isn’t going to go away in a hurry, this tax business. We’re sick of it, but we have an awful feeling the voters might not be. Former London Assembly Member and Mayoral candidate Damian Hockney believes that Jenny Jones’ calls for transparency about candidates’ earnings have wrongfooted her opponents and could have an effect […]
This election should be about London’s taxes and where they go
In recent days I’ve written about why London should keep more of its wealth and I welcomed signs that Boris Johnson agreed with me (and many others) that London needs a fairer funding settlement. In his economic manifesto, launched today, Boris has promised to set up an independent commission to bring forward proposals on the […]
Brian Paddick accuses of me of wanting the BNP re-elected to City Hall
Yesterday Brian Paddick’s campaign team released a video talking up the diversity of their London Assembly slate. As you can see below, it starts with Brian calling Ken and Boris “tired old men”and then pushes the message that the Liberal Democrats look like London. I thought the mild agism it contains worthy of comment, as […]
Boris: I will argue for London to keep more of its tax
Boris Johnson says he would use a second term at City Hall to argue for London keeping a greater share of the tax it pays to the Treasury. Speaking to Sky’s Murnaghan programme on Sunday morning, the Mayor called for more of “the huge quantities of tax that London exports to the rest of the […]
