taxes

24539_canary%20wharf3-150x150

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 …

7461_passporttopimlico

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 …

7225_279832630_eea90bd86c_m

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 …

6966_misery_aint_working

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 …

6930_ChrisPrior

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 …

6907_london-pollution

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 …

6897_fiyaz2_edited-1

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 …

6885_berry

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 …

6775_2708.pole

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 …

6752_2208.ryan

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 …

Elsewhere In The Ist-iverse

This week we’d like to congratulate the -ist network’s Mother Hen, Gothamist’s Jen Chung, who found herself a recipient of Wired Magazine’s Wired Rave Award. If that doesn’t sound terribly exciting, keep in mind another recipient was J.K. Rowling. Yep, that’s right, the -ist network …