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Londoners need power, not gimmicks, to win a living wage

August 14, 2015 - Tom Chance

Sadiq Khan’s intervention on the living wage earlier this week would make little difference to low paid Londoners, and would undermine the scheme’s moral force, giving employers the perfect excuse to ignore it.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, Comment Tagged With: 2016 London Elections, Devolution

Khan campaign attempts to backtrack from £10 per hour Living Wage pledge

August 13, 2015 - Martin Hoscik

Sadiq Khan has downplayed reports that he’d increase the London Living Wage to £10 per hour after the pledge prompted questions about his understanding of how the scheme works.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, News Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

New poll shows Londoners want Tessa Jowell in City Hall

August 13, 2015 - Martin Hoscik

The former Culture Secretary and Olympics minister is the choice of 42% of poll respondents who express a preference for a Labour candidate, double the number naming the second place Tooting MP Sadiq Khan.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, News Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

Have David Lammy and Sadiq Khan stopped believing it’s important for all views be heard?

August 12, 2015 - Martin Hoscik

Christian Wolmar is right to expect Lammy and Khan to show the same commitment to plurality of debate as they claimed when endorsing Corbyn.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, Comment Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

Tessa Jowell promises to ban ‘sexist’ ads and skinny models from public transport

August 12, 2015 - Martin Hoscik

The ban would see an end to ads such as the controversial “Are you beach body ready?” poster which drew hundreds of complaints from passengers but was later cleared by the ASA.

Filed Under: 2016 London Elections, News Tagged With: 2016 London Elections

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