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In a speech today, Ken Livingstone will announce plans to tackle London's private rental crisis. Speaking to the London Policy Conference later today Ken Livingstone will announce that if elected he will: 1. Establish the first London-wide…
A few days ago Graeme Archer sat outside the Michelin recommended gastro-pub on the top of the trendy Broadway Market - host to Time Out's top market on a Saturday - chatting to friends about why he was leaving Hackney. Sure he no longer…
Marcus Roberts wrote a convincing ten point plan on what Ken needs to do to win. I agree with nine and half of his points. Not bad going. However, I also slightly disagree with the premise as a whole. Because I think it buys into the half a…
“Will Ken Livingstone win in London? No.” Thus spake Labour optimist and serial predictor of front-runner success Dan Hodges. But Hodges’ provocative sally in November’s Progress did give voice to a genuine concern felt by many party…
London’s Mayor claims today, "In tough times it is very important to be able to bear down on fares as much as possible." The problem is, he isn’t. He’s putting them up. He’s just announced another big fare rise, his fourth. It means a…
Boris Johnson turned up at Finsbury Park this morning to announce another fare increase. Finsbury Park was an odd schoice for Boris, not because it sits between three Labour boroughs (which it does), or because it's one of the poorest areas…
Boris Johnson pushes for a Thames estuary airport this morning: "The Government must now grasp the nettle and begin serious plans for the multi-runway solution that can keep London and our great nation in the premier league of the global…
The impact of Tory cuts on women has been well documented – from public sector job losses to pension reforms, there is no doubt that women are bearing the brunt. But new figures show that the hit on women goes much further, and that women…
Ken Livingstone will today promise to establish an Equal Pay Commissioner for London if elected next May. Speaking at the Fem11 Conference in central London - which would have included the first Mayoral debate, had Boris Johnson not pulled…
It was fantastic to see over 150 young people attending the London Young Labour annual general meeting a couple of weeks ago. The turn out and the enthusiasm in the room demonstrated the appetite for progressive change in London. In six…
This Tuesday London Labour is doing something different and we hope you will join us on that morning for a new kind of campaign.The London campaign is already stepping several notches, with less than six months to go. We’ve already…
Back in 2008, Boris Johnson said “I will never accept defeat, and I believe that by using all the powers available to the Mayor and taking a fresh approach, we can tackle knife and gun crime in London.” Yet figures suggest that the number…
