If the London model for Police Commissioners is the answer, what is the question?
Jenny Jones AM, leader of the Green Party on the London Assembly, looks at the problems of the Police and Crime Commisioner model for London.
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Labour and Lib Dems could benefit from Boris’s airports fetish
John Stewart, chair of AirportWatch, writes about the potential electoral consequences of Boris Johnson’s lust for more airports and runways in the South East.
‘I see snow, therefore we’re heading for an ice age!’ – scientists debunk Boris’s climate whiff-whaff
Ros Donald and Christian Hunt of The Carbon Brief debunk Boris Johnson’s latest climate sceptic rantings.
Boris’s budget is an insult to Londoners
Labour London Assembly Group budget spokesperson John Biggs AM responds to London Mayor Boris Johnson’s budget.
Ten funniest vids of 2012: 9: Boris mocks Romney’s Olympics gaffe
Ten funniest vids of 2012: 9: Boris Johnson’s Hyde Park roasting of gaffe-prone Mitt Romney for his comments about London’s preparedness for the Olympics.
We must all fight the deadly ignorance about Type 1 diabetes
Fiona Twycross AM writes about what needs to be done to fight the discrimination surrounding Type 1 diabetes.
Comment: Boris’s ‘workfare’ programme represents a shameful lack of care for young people
Even after the very public failings of the government’s Work Programme, Boris Johnson is pushing forward with his own mandatory work experience scheme.
Boris is right on Indian student visas – but can he persuade the Tory immigration sceptics?
Boris Johnson says Indian students should have their visa applications to study in the UK processed far quicker – but can he persuade his Tory colleagues?
Comment: The “Establishment” can never be reformed if politics remains at the centre of it
Matt Pitt looks at the tight-knit nature of “The Establishment” and argues for the separation of it from politics.
Rising costs, mega profits, price fixing… We must make energy companies more accountable
Bill hikes, “Libor-like” fixing of wholesale gas prices, huge profits… time to investigate the limitations of private utilities running our energy supplies.