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I’m a Londoner, born and bred. But part of my heart will forever be in Manchester. It was my first home away from home when I left Streatham to go to university. Now the example of Greater Manchester is inspiring a new enthusiasm amongst…
As a participant in four London Mayoral elections and two full Labour selections I had my own concerns about moving to a new primary system to choose our candidate for Mayor. The biggest question-mark was whether this would be an open…
Three seats. One day. As many contacts as possible. It has been described as like the three peaks challenge but for Labour seats and a Labour victory in 2015. And this weekend it came to North London - taking in Finchley and Golders Green…
London isn't as easy to get around today as tube workers go on strike over the loss of 1,000 jobs on the tube network and the closure of tube ticket offices. Yet contrary to what the Tories (and some in the media) might argue, the majority…
Stop any Londoner in the street and they will tell you that our city is in the middle of a full blown housing crisis. It is the single biggest challenge to face politicians of my generation in the capital. Home ownership is falling. The…
When it comes to housing, the Greater London Authority lives very much in the shadow of its predecessors. Both the Greater London Council and the London County Council before it built thousands upon thousands of homes to meet the needs of…
Tessa Jowell said on the Daily Politics Show this week that she had still not decided whether to try for the Labour nomination for the 2016 mayoral London election. This reflects the position taken by the majority of prospective mayoral…
Speaking to the Daily Politics this afternoon, Tessa Jowell said that she had yet to decide whether or not she'll be running for London Mayor, despite mounting speculation that the outgoing Dulwich and West Norwood MP is planning a push for…
Tomorrow (Thursday) Boris Johnson will have succeeded in his bid to close 10 fire stations, axe 14 fire engines and cut 552 firefighters. This is a hollow victory, these are unnecessary and potentially damaging cuts, and he should be…
Yesterday saw campaigners across London out in force to protest at David Cameron and Boris Johnson’s rail, tube and bus fare rises. Despite Boris’ claims that the fare rise in London ‘is in line with inflation’ the truth is that many fares…
It was a quiet ceremony, but a significant one. As the clocks struck midnight in New York yesterday, the chimes heralded the beginning not just of a new year but of a new era. After 12 years of Mayor Bloomberg’s leadership, in the very…
In a new book released today, Labour’s Shadow London Minister Sadiq Khan, has kick-started a conversation about London’s future with a wide-ranging look at the major challenges facing the capital over the next decade and some bold and…
