Back in March I commented on the bad feeling caused by selfish politicians who hijacked People’s Question Time for their own agendas. The majority of ordinary Londoners present on the night were locked out as politicos from at least two parties dominated questions to the Mayor in what many saw as a contradiction of the […]
UKIP on the London Assembly? What Farage and the Politics Show didn’t say…
Yesterday’s BBC Politics Show interviewed UKIP leader Nigel Farage as part of an item asking whether the party could become a “serious force in domestic politics”. The programme is heavy on sarcasm and scepticism about UKIP’s ability to win seats on UK bodies. You can watch the segment from about 28 minutes into the programme. […]
Will Boris have to buy Visit London back from the administrators?
Boris Johnson looked very uncomfortable at yesterday’s Mayor’s Questions Time as both Labour and Tory Assembly Members challenged him to fulfil his “moral duty” to the former staff of Visit London and rescue their pensions.
Cuts threaten London’s road safety success
Jenny Jones, London Assembly Member and Green Party 2012 Mayoral candidate, warns reducing spending on road safety schemes could reverse the capital’s trend of reducing road accidents and fatalities.
The week ahead at City Hall
The London Assembly is holding a number of public meetings this week and will also publish a new report on incentives to encourage more people to recycle.
