City Hall is falling down. Not literally. No, the glass and steel shell remains largely uncompromised, bar the occasional shattered panel. The problems are within, where too many staff are being squeezed into too little space, where meeting rooms are ‘dungeon-like’ and the internal atmosphere …
- £50 million is to be ploughed into trying to cut the number of deaths and injuries on London’s roads. – Ken yesterday launched a new voter registration drive ahead of the council elections due to take place in May next year, “What happens in …
Discarded packed lunches galore at City Hall next Monday as it plays host to a World Food Day conference and journalists find out exactly how unethical their food is. World Food Day is actually 16th October but its shelf life has been extended by nefarious …
Well, well, well – and other such watery puns – it looks like the Mayor’s forthcoming water conservation campaign has received some unusual support. Performance artist Mark McGowan has ‘created’ a challenging piece of work to help promote the cause. His finely crafted ‘The Running …
Looks like Ken Livingstone wants to impose metering of everyone’s water in a bid to reduce wastage. At his weekly press conference, our Blur-collaborating Mayor suggested that compulsory metering was the only way to reverse London’s growing demand for the much-loved liquid. He’ll be discussing …
Ken Livingstone is a bit obsessed with the media, it’s true. In fact you could go as far as saying that he hates journalists and anyone related to the media world. Which may be why he’s now launched the London Local Press Awards to “recognise …
Huge sculptures seem to be London’s ‘thing’ at the moment. What with the chair and table on Hampstead Heath and the WEEE man over at City Hall. Now the NHM has its very own large, outdoor artwork in the form of Diane Maclean’s ‘Mountain’. Maclean’s …
If you have been anywhere near City Hall in the past two days there is no way to have missed the WEEE Man structure being erected. It bears a striking resemblence to what the Terminator looked like when his “human skin” melted off in the …
Hong Kong and New York are still running in front though. According to a database drawn up by Emporis, London is now ranked at 23 in the top 100 cities listed by “the visual impact of their skylines“. The list is compiled using a formula …
We kind of knew it already but now it’s official: according to a variety of polls taken over the past day or two, the majority of Londoners are coming out in support of Ken Livingstone. Here’s the facts: 66 percent of the 10,000 Londoners who …
This weekend the average Joe Londoner has a unique opportunity to take a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes world of the people who govern their city. Ok, so maybe we’re making this sound a little more exciting than it is actually is, but the opportunity to …
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