Nicky Gavron, Labour’s London Assembly housing and planning spokesperson, has called on Mayor Boris Johnson to come clean over claiming credit for 16,000 affordable homes that will never be delivered. Nicky has this morning written to Richard Blakeway, the Mayor’s housing adviser, to explain why he has apparently double...
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Yesterday, a delegation from Islington Pensioners Forum travelled to City Hall to deliver a clear message to the Mayor of London and the big energy companies –they must do more to help people who are falling into fuel poverty. The delegation – which included both of Islington’s Older People’s...
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Responding to Boris Johnson’s call for the government to reconsider police cuts, Len Duvall (pictured), leader of the Labour group on the London Assembly and former chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: “One of Boris Johnson’s first acts as mayor was to announce cuts of hundreds of police...
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The destruction and looting across London that has spread to other cities in England, although notably not Wales or Scotland yet, has received the wholehearted condemnation of politicians of all colours and below we print a sample of their unabridged statements. Alone amongst the politicians, Ed Miliband, the leader...
readmore Assembly, Boroughs, BusinessYoung Londoners are being asked to come up with ideas to help their peers avoid road accidents for the chance to meet chart toppers Rizzle Kicks. Last year 258 teenagers were killed or seriously injured on London’s roads and distractions such as using mobile phones, MP3 players and talking to friends often contribute to this. ...
readmore Events, Events & EntsIt’s all hands on deck this weekend as London River Services and its operators get ready to help celebrate the annual Mayor’s Thames event with a very special offer. During the whole weekend of 10 and 11 September river operators including Thames Clippers, City Cruises, Crown River Cruises, Turk Launches, Tate to Tate and Parr’s ...
readmore Entertainment, EventsArtist Ruth Ewan and composer Kerry Andrew unlocked the imaginations of a group of around 40 members of the Laburnum Boat Club in Hackney when they began working with them for a new Art on the Underground commission. Together the young people have created a song album as a gift for travellers on the Central ...
readmore Art on the Underground, Events & EntsEurope’s largest street festival – the Notting Hill Carnival – returns to the streets of west London on August Bank Holiday weekend. With the area closed off to traffic, the easiest way to enjoy the sights and sounds of Carnival 2011 is to travel by bus or Tube, on bike or by foot. In order ...
readmore Events, Events & EntsThree construction companies were fined after a worker helping build Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove stadium was injured so badly, his...
New research by the PCS union has revealed that the perception of Civil Servants having gilt pensions compared to...
Three construction companies were fined after a worker helping build Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove stadium was injured so badly, his...
New research by the PCS union has revealed that the perception of Civil Servants having gilt pensions compared to...
London taxi driver members of specialist transport union RMT will be holding a day of protest on Wednesday (9...
Ken Livingstone has launched a new housing campaign for the large number of Londoners who are consistently ignored in...
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