Mayoral Election Issues Round-Up
What’s at stake in this election.
poverty
Mayoral Elections: Tackling Homelessness In London
How can the mayor help the homeless? Crisis tells us.
Mayoral Elections: London’s Living Wage
How much do you get paid?
Newham Accused Of Social Cleansing Families On Housing Benefit
The council tried to move some of the residents who need housing to Stoke.
Mayoral Election Issue #11: Poverty
Trust For London explains how the mayor can tackle poverty.
London Street Food Bank: ‘No-one Goes Hungry In London’
A voluntary group sharing food with homeless and low income people in the street
Extra, Extra
There was big news from Libya, but here’s what happened closer to home
London Riot Suspects Come From Poorest Areas Of London
The Financial Times and Guardian have been crunching the numbers, and come up with some unsurprising findings.
Living Conditions In Heart Of London ‘Not To Be Envied’
Fear and loathing in the City: new Atlas maps the rise of crime and anti-social behaviour in London’s wealthiest boroughs.
Child Poverty Figures Make Grim Reading For London Boroughs
Save the Children has released a batch of statistics which highlight the shocking levels of child poverty in parts of the United Kingdom — with several London boroughs among the worst.
Big Firms Sign Up To London Living Wage
Photo by ~Duncan~ from the Londonist Flickr pool Companies like Bank of America Merrill Lynch, L’Oreal and JP Morgan have signed up to ensure all staff on their books earn at least £7.85 an hour – the London Living Wage. This is an excellent way …
