After three and a half years of refusing to do so, Transport for London has finally published its contract with Barclays for sponsorship of the capital’s cycle hire scheme. We’re supposed to be magnanimous in victory but it’d remiss of me to let the occasion pass without reminding TfL of its predictions of doom should […]
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TfL promises to routinely publish its most requested data
Transport for London has committed to routinely publishing its most requested information, removing the need for the public and London Assembly members to file Freedom of Information requests. The commitment follows a recent London Assembly report highlighting the culture of secrecy within TfL and other sections of the Greater London Authority. In his response to […]
Boris Bike staff vote to to strike
RMT members employed by Serco, the company which manages the ‘Boris Bike’ scheme for Transport for London, have voted to strike in a row over pay and conditions. Grievances include a pay cap of 2% pay increase for 2013, changes to shift patterns and claims of “continuous bullying and harassment of members”. A ballot of […]
After 13 years of broken promises full transparency must finally come to City Hall
Whenever over the past few years I’ve grumbled about the difficulty of getting hold of some piece of information or other, there’s come an immediate and predictable rant from his critics that this is yet more evidence of poor behaviour by Boris and his team. But in truth calls for greater Mayoral transparency are as […]
Assembly Members call for greater transparency within City Hall agencies
A new London Assembly report into the Greater London Authority (GLA) group’s transparency says Londoners should have greater access to information held by City Hall and the Greater London Authority’s agencies. The GLA group includes Transport for London, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, the Metropolitan Police Service, the London Fire & Emergency Planning […]
