The capital’s 432 state-funded secondary schools would each gain a “dedicated” police officer under plans to tackle knife crime unveiled by Labour’s Ken Livingstone. Labour say the move would provide better intelligence to the police and help the Met improve relationships with young people. Speaking on Monday, Mr Livingstone claimed “knife crime has risen every […]
2012 London Election
News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).
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 […]
Brian Paddick can’t tell Londoners how much his policies would cost
Remember a few months ago when I suggested the Greens or UKIP could beat the Liberal Democrats to third pace in the Mayoral race? Two interviews this week with LibDem candidate Brian Paddick are making that prediction look a lot less fanciful than many suggested. Across the week, BBC London’s crime, transport and politics gurus […]
London Mayor and Assembly candidates announced
The names of candidates standing for the London Assembly and as Mayor of London have been announced by London Elects, the body which oversees elections to City Hall. There are seven candidates standing for Mayor including front runners Boris Johnson (Conservative) and Ken Livingstone (Labour). Other candidates are: Brian Paddick (Liberal Democrat), Jenny Jones (Green), […]
