London Mayor
Another day, another Tory council planning to charge kids to play
Shamik Das reports on Tory-run Bexley council's plans to charge kids to use a playground - following on from Tory Wandsworth's plans to do the same last month.
Four ‘old acquaintances’ that Livingstone should forget
Over the course of his career, candidate for London Mayor Ken Livingstone has had some unsavoury political 'friends' - but for the sake of good governance, it's time to let them go.
British fashion’s got the talent, but have we got the funding?
At London Fashion Week, Samantha Cameron said: “We’ve got the talent and the expertise to take UK fashion even further.” She's right - but do we have the funding?
Livingstone eats into Johnson’s lead in latest poll
A YouGov poll for the 2012 London mayoral election shows that Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson is ahead of his Labour Party opponent Ken Livingstone.
Boris’s best bits
Today it was announced that Boris Johnson is to stand as the Conservative candidate in the 2012 election to be mayor of London, hoping for a second term in office...
Livingstone tackles “proliferation” of betting shops
Ken Livingstone today announced his intention to reduce the "huge" spread of betting shops across London's high streets.