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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…
Earlier this week Boris Johnson spoke to the Evening Standard. In a fawning interview with the paper, the Tory Mayor suggested that when it comes to the tube unions: "I don't want to sound confrontational but if there's going to have to be…
Dear Boris, I am writing to ask how you can justify the extraordinary cost and diversion of resources of procuring the 'new bus', which has come in at a price of £1.4 million per bus. Why are you spending £1.4million on a single bus whilst…
Ken Livingstone's campaign is using targeted direct mail campaigning today utilising interactive smart phone technology to draw attention to Ken's "Fare Deal", with thousands of print materials being delivered to households in every…
There's another poll out today on the mayoral race from YouGov for the Evening Standard - and after Ken Livingstone's surge in their last poll, it's now Boris who is (just) ahead (51-49). We're well within the margin of error, as we were…
Earlier today on BBC's London Politics Show, it was revealed that billions of pounds were inaccurately added to Boris Johnson's official budget document - a mistake that a spokesperson for the Tory Mayor attempted to dismiss as a "clerical…
A quite remarkable statement today from Tory AM Tony Arbour - picked up by the excellent Adam Bienkov: "It is a fact is it not that relatively few Londoners use London transport in any way? Most people don't use London transport with any…
Labour will be travelling on the wrong line if it gives its wholehearted support for the proposed HS2. This is one infrastructure scheme that deserves to hit the buffers. Labour absolutely must support a better rail network, but what we…
It's sometimes good to reflect on any major policy announcement, particularly one that commits to £32 Bn of tax payers (our) hard earned money. Going to work 2 weeks ago, I read every day about HS2: the pros and cons and knee jerk reactions…
If we agree that no news is good news, then PMQs today was good news. Unusually sedate, relatively even tempered and even - at one point - a bit of consensus broke out. New year, new PMQs, but one swallowed insult doesn't make a political…
Tomorrow most Londoners will be heading back to work, and as has been the case for the last few years, Labour members will be at tube stations across the capital reminding them that they've just been hit by another of Boris Johnson's fare…
