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Ken’s election broadcast was a successful campaign initiative
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Ken’s election broadcast was a successful campaign initiative

By Simon Fletcher

Day three of coverage for Labour’s London election campaign broadcast and the interest it provoked has not abated. That itself makes it an effective campaign initiative. Most election broadcasts disappear without trace. Ken’s will be talked…

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A referendum on Boris Johnson’s high fares policy

By Simon Fletcher

Ed Miliband today accused Boris Johnson of having ‘plundered’ the pockets of Londoners through his fare rises and said that the London Mayoral election is a referendum on the high fares policy of the Tory candidate, Boris Johnson. He said…

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A momentous week on the Ken4London campaign trail

By Simon Fletcher

Whilst many Londoners were understandably dreading the start of the new working year this Tuesday, contending with wet windy weather, post-Christmas blues, and of course more expensive fares, the enthusiasm of Labour activists was of an…

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Boris Johnson’s vicious attack on public transport users

By Simon Fletcher

By Simon Fletcher More on this later, but the Standard has the detail of the above-inflation fare increase on London's public transport. It is a vicious attack. A seven-day bus pass will rise an eye-watering 20% from £13.80 to £16.60. Most…

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