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Is Boris cooking the TfL books?
Boris Johnson and his team have been on the offensive over Ken Livingstone's plans to cut fares (first by 5%, then by 7%), whilst the Tory mayor plans to raise fares at inflation busing levels year on year. Livingstone plans to fund his…
Chicken?
After last week's photo stunt it seems that Team Ken are making a habit of it. This week, they're accusing Boris Johnson of being "chicken" for refusing to debate Ken Livingstone on fares. It's not subtle, but it made me laugh.
Ken challenges Boris to a debate on fares
Open letter – time for a live debate on the fares Dear Boris, Today, in an interview for ITV London, you have claimed that my plan to put money back into Londoners’ pockets and purses through a fares cut is ‘crazed vote-getting.’ And your…
Westminster Tories unveil £2000 parking tax – and call it a concession
Westminster Council - the council who tried to ban homelessness and soup runs - have announced a £2,000 a year ‘night-life parking tax’ for casino workers, musicians, actors, restaurant and bar workers and others who keep the West End…
Livingstone to cut fares by 7%
Previously Ken Livingstone had announced that he'll cut fares by 5% - today (after encouragement from London Assembly candidate Tom Copley yesterday evening), Livingstone has announced that tube fares will be cut by 7%, as Transport for…
Let Ken be Ken and cut fares more
It’s time for Ken Livingstone to really go for the jugular over Boris Johnson’s Tory fares rises. We should let Ken be Ken – and Ken should unleash a more radical fares policy. Here’s why. In the last few weeks we have seen the signs that…
Boris Johnson’s (Un)Fare Deal
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 outmaneuvered by Labour activists
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…
Tory MP slammed Boris’s “massive white elephant” and “vanity project”
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…
Making motorways safe and secure
It is now two weeks since the tragic accidents on the M5 and M56 which cost the lives of eight people and injured many more. Three of those that died were lorry drivers. The accidents have called into question government proposals to raise…