Air pollution: what isn’t counted, doesn’t count
The more we discover about air pollution in London the more we realise that we have been systematically conned.
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Drilling in London? No thanks Boris!
Opposition to fracking and the negative impact it can have on the environment has been well reported. But that’s never stopped Mayor of London Boris Johnson before.
The fate of Earl’s Court is in Boris Johnson’s hands
Despite being worth over a billion pounds to London’s real economy, attracting one a half million visitors from across London and the world, thirty thousand exhibitors, hundreds of events each year, the Earl’s Court Exhibition centers in West London that sustain thousands of jobs are threatened with demolition with plans to replace them with mostly extortionately priced homes.
Poorest areas in London have worst pollution
When it comes to London’s exceptionally poor air quality Mayor of London Boris Johnson has his head stuck firmly in the sand.
As the New York cycle scheme launches, a look back at London’s ‘Boris bikes’
With the residents of New York looking forward to the launch of a city-wide cycle sharing scheme in June, it’s the ideal time to look back at the highs and lows of London’s own ‘Boris bikes’ – as they are affectionately known.
Conflict over fire cuts in London
We are almost at the final post with the fire consultation in London (final day for submissions is 17 June) with cuts proposed to 12 fire stations, 18 engines and 520 firefighters.
The Mayor’s long-goodbye to London begins
Today the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, set out his ‘2020 Vision’ report for the capital. The report launch is the beginning of Boris Johnson’s long-goodbye to London as his attention increasingly turns elsewhere.
The New Bus for London is an expensive vanity project
The New Bus for London is an expensive vanity project which the next Mayor will abandon as an outdated and polluting waste of money.
(Graph) Police numbers in London have fallen off a cliff edge since Boris became Mayor
2,900 police officers have been cut in London since May 2010, according to new figures released by the Metropolitan Police. Since his re-election in May 2012, Boris Johnson has also cut over 1,300 police officers – despite promising an extra 1,000, the figures show.
Boris Johnson’s agenda for Europe could be a social and environmental disaster for London
Boris’s free trade agenda for Europe could be a social and environmental disaster for London and the rest of the UK.