If you were wandering around Bayswater last night and wondering why you were surrounded by several thousand Americans, it’s not because we started granting political asylum to those seeking refuge from the Bush regime (a bit late for that, really). No, it’s because last night, …
We’ve not lately delved into what’s been bubbling away in the run-up to London’s elections next year. So Wilkommen, Bienvenu, Welcome to this new and possibly occasional feature to catch up with what’s going on out there. Let’s have a rummage and see who’s up …
The fifth in our series of interviews with potential candidates for next year’s Mayoral election. Previously: Victoria Borwick (Tory), Andrew Boff (Tory) and Warwick Lightfoot (Tory), Sian Berry (Green). Today: Liberal Democrat candidate Fiyaz Mughal. He’s competing with fellow LDs Brian Paddick and Chamali Fernando …
The four Tory hopefuls (or ‘Top Tories’ in tabloid sub-editor’s argot) for next May’s London mayoral elections will be put through their paces at a hustings for Conservatives in the capital this evening, where this Londonista has managed to bag a seat (despite neither being …
You could be forgiven for not giving a fig about how the candidates for the London mayoral elections in 2008 are shaping up. Londonist, however, does. On the left, the Greens were first off the block in March with the selection of anti-4×4 campaigner Sian …
It’s often easy to forget the Liberal Democrats these days, despite the opportunity to write alliterative headlines like that. In the last few days, it must be hard to try to top a new Labour Prime Minister swanning off for a ride in George Bush’s …
In 2012, eight out of ten London tourist sites will be inaccessible to people who can’t use stairs. So reckon the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly. Their Olympic spokesperson, Dee Doocey, told the BBC: Disabled athletes and visitors to the Games travelling on the …
With the ink on yesterday’s ballot papers barely dry, Ken is already looking to the next lot in May 2008. It’s been quietly announced that Ken Livingstone will stand again for Mayor next year as Labour’s candidate. Meanwhile the Conservatives scurry increasingly desperately to find …
There is a lot to like about the Liberal Democrats – the little yellow bird they have as their emblem, the nice old man they have running the show – but today they’ve churned out a survey with the usefulness of a Cornish nationalist in …
In the Bromley and Chislehurst by-election last night the Tories held on to the Commons seat vacated by the late Eric Forth, although their majority was slashed to around 600 by the Liberal Democrats. Pamela Anderson did indeed take off all her clothes in the …
Bob Neill, Tory candidate for tomorrow’s by-election in Bromley and Chislehurst after the death of Eric Forth last month, hasn’t had an easy campaign. He seems to be getting into lots of legal problems for a lawyer. Firstly he misused the House of Commons crest, …
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