Progress in London Citizens’ campaign for a living wage
London Citizens annual assembly exploded in dance and song last night. “Taking responsibility in the economic crisis” achieved progress on a London living wage.
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Boris adviser’s secret plans to crush Assembly’s independence
Boris Johnson’s chief exec is stepping up plans to steamroller the independence of the London Assembly – the body set up to scrutinise the Mayor & Executive.
Johnson defies Cameron on 50p tax
Boris Johnson today called the Government’s policy to introduce a 50p tax a “double disaster”. This puts pressure on Cameron and Osborne who say it should stay.
Boris loses another adviser over racism allegations
Boris Johnson lost another close adviser yesterday. Nick Hoare, a director of the London Development Agency, allegedly used the n-word during a meeting.
Boris spends £5k a year on cabs
Boris Johnson has been racking up expenses on taxisIn the week that Boris Johnson announced a second successive year of inflation-busting fare rises, his own extravagant taxi expenses have been exposed by the News of the World.
Tory plans to scrap London Assembly would improve scrutiny
If it is true that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then I am delighted that the Conservatives appear to have adopted my suggestion to save up to £8 million by scrapping the London Assembly. I made the recommendationtest
Boris Johnson’s pricing plans under the microscope
Boris Johnson’s transport pricing changes have come under renewed attack today as the distributional impact of the fare rises became clear and Transport for London’s revenue numbers received closer scrutiny.
Flying to Manchester? Well that’s just criminal!
Fresh from watching his former adviser convicted of fraud yesterday, Boris Johnson faces further embarrassment with the revelation the celebrity cyclist flew to Manchester for the Tory party conference. The Mayor of London has made great play of his greentest
Former Boris aide guilty of fraud
Former Boris Johnson aide Ian Clement was handed a 12-week suspended jail sentence and ordered to do 100 hours community service today after pleading guilty to fraudulently claiming for meals with his mistress. He admitted three unauthorised expense claims totallingtest
Ex-Boris aide in “cover up” claims over £2,100 expenses fiddle
A former aide to Boris Johnson, who has been forced to repay £2,100 in council expenses, faces new charges of a cover up after it emerged the inquiry into his conduct would be held in private. Ian Clement, the fifthtest