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Proactive and happy to spend, Santander is the partner London’s bike hire scheme always needed

October 31, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

Not only does the bank pay £6.25m per year for naming rights, it also committed to providing £1m per year to be used to promote the scheme and help boost take-up.

Filed Under: Comment, popular

Sadiq accused of prioritising personal PR over help for London’s taxi trade

October 28, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

Sadiq Khan has been criticised after attempting to take credit for the introduction of mandatory debit and credit card acceptance by London’s black cab trade, a change of policy which was announced seven months before he took office.

Filed Under: News, popular

Sadiq should ignore Tory attacks and get on with slimming down TfL

October 18, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

When I interviewed Val Shawcross, London’s deputy mayor for transport, last month one of the topics we covered was the scaling down of Transport for London’s management structure so that front line staff could be entrusted with more responsibility and those at the top had a better idea of what was happening.

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Met Police begins world’s biggest body worn camera rollout

October 17, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

Over the coming months, cameras will be issued to officers in all 32 boroughs policed by the Met, as well as overt firearms officers and those in selected specialist frontline roles.

Filed Under: News, popular

Silvertown tunnel campaigners accuse Mayor Sadiq Khan of “betrayal”

October 4, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

TfL says it would reduce congestion and support regeneration on both sides of the river, however some local residents and environmental campaigners oppose the scheme, claiming it would increase pollution and traffic.

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