Mayor Renews Calls For London To Retain Stamp Duty
Give us stamp duty or else, says Boris (sort of).
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Boris Urges Bankers To Think Of The Children
Photo by /Sizemore/ The mayor stepped up to the plate again yesterday over banking bonuses when he made a plea for workers in the financial sector to donate their Christmas windfalls to after-school clubs and helping disadvantaged children. A laudable request, though Boris Johnson’s volte …
Londonomics: Independence Day
Recently we’ve been doing some research on Scotland, and while we haven’t come to any firm conclusions on the West Lothian question, it has prompted us to wonder – would London be better off as an independent country? We’d keep more of our tax money …
Are Royals Losing The (Blackmail) Plot?
Looks like HRH is having a bit of a Blair old time right now (either Blair will do). There’s that pesky enquiry and now this latest plot to blackmail a minor member of the royal family over some man on man nightclub naughtiness, although thank …
Team Nice Gets Political
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 17. Yeah whatever I did a little poll about why so many of us are apathetic towards politics. The subject of politics is so huge and …
Londonist Interviews: Mayoral Hopeful Chris Prior
The sixth 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), Fiyaz Mughal (Lib Dem). Chris Prior is an independent mayoral candidate standing on a very firm …
Pedestrian Utopia?
From BBC News: London must become car-free if it is to substantially cut carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new report. Crikey. In response to the findings London Green Party member Jenny Jones said: “I have asked the London mayor to do a feasibility study …
Londonist Interviews: Mayoral Hopeful Fiyaz Mughal
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 …
Londonist Interviews: Mayoral Hopeful Sian Berry
The fourth 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 is the Green’s candidate for next year’s elections. Unlike the Tory rivals we’ve previously interviewed, she is …
Poles Apart
It would seem that Mayor Livingstone, famous for courting the unusual, is at it again. He is new-best-friends with the Polish community in London. His jolly japes this time include a Polish reception at Town Hall, replete with pierogi and pickles, and a trip to …
Air-stravagant Claims
Ryanair has had a public spanking this week at the hands of the Advertising Standards Authority over the former’s bill board claims that they are bigger, better, faster, cheaper and reliabler than a certain land-lubbing train route from London to Brussels (well, they don’t actually …
