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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ken Livingstone has today unveiled London Assembly member Val Shawcross as Labour's deputy mayoral candidate for London. Speaking today, Livingstone described Shawcross as: "An extremely able, competent…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk After England failed to secure the 2018 World Cup Ed Miliband said that he was deeply disappointed but commended everyone involved in the bid: "I would like to commend the whole of the bid team for all…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Although Boris Johnson campaigned on a platform of establishing a "no strike" agreement with London transport unions, the mayor hasn't even met with union representatives in the two years since he took…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today it was announced that London will face above average train fare rises. Never one to miss a photo opportunity we'd have expected to hear from the Mayor today, but it doesn't sounds like anyone has…
By Sebastian Michnowicz Today sees the second reading of Vince Cable's Postal Service's Bill which seeks to privatise 90% of Royal Mail and put Post Office branches into mutual ownership. After years of chronic mismanagement at the hands of…
By John Ruddy One of the strangest things to have happened before and during the general election was that the Conservative Party discovered co-operatives. We had the John Lewis model applied to healthcare, the John Lewis model applied to…
By Barry Gardiner MP On Wednesday I outlined the ideals that shape my ideal of 'Sustainable Living' over on Left Foot Forward. Today I am launching my vision for Labour Party environmental policy; "Sustainable Living - A Radical Manifesto…
By Joe Fortune / @FortuneJF Transport may not sit at the top table of election issues; however, as the UK seeks to bounce back from the worldwide recession and pressure on jobs increases, public transport is likely to rise in importance…
By Howard Dawber Over 100 days ago, Britain woke up to a new coalition government. In that time they have already displayed extraordinary economic illiteracy and are beginning to champion a dangerous mix of cruelty and cheerful…
By Howard Dawber Over 100 days ago, Britain woke up to a new coalition government. In that time they have already displayed extraordinary economic illiteracy and are beginning to champion a dangerous mix of cruelty and cheerful…
By Peter Carrol Friday's launch of the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme in London coincided with the culmination of a sustained publicity drive around the new initiative by the Evening Standard. The excitable reporting from London's flagship…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today in Tribune Oona King has begun to lay out in greater detail her vision for the capital. As is perhaps to be expected, the pitch begins with what King sees as an advantage held over Livingstone - an…
