23rd November 2020 Data from monitoring sites indicate a lot more bicycle use at weekends but mostly fall-offs on working days compared with last year DAVE HILL Great hopes have been expressed for a big increase in cycling in London
Wednesday, 25 November 2020 To All Who Signed The Petition: We Have Traction! This morning, following weeks of discussions and surveys, we were delighted to read the public support given to our campaign by Felicity Buchan (MP For Kensington) and Tony
23rd November 2020 The Chancellor has flagged for months that a key appraisal tool of his department will be adjusted to eradicate favouritism towards London and the south east, but not everyone thinks it really exists DAVE HILL A core
9th November 2020 The media must be prepared to call a lie a lie if they are to serve the capital’s voters well DAVE HILL Joe Biden’s US presidential election win has been hailed across the world as not only
Saturday, 7 November 2020 Anyone visiting our local churches will have been astonished by the extraordinary antiseptic measures in place to ensure the virus does not seek sanctuary. Pews are cordoned off to ensure proper spacing and masked parishioners assiduously
28th October 2020 The Labour Mayor still has the formal powers but where does the Tory government stand on the issue? DAVE HILL At the most recent Mayor’s Question Time there was an interesting exchange between Sadiq Khan and Conservative London Assembly
When the Dame was a sprightly young thing she was an adviser to horrible Robert Maxwell. It was a traumatising experience but she learned one thing about British life. Maxwell fired one of his directors paying him off with a
The Mayor has warned that London could be subjected to tighter Covid-19 restrictions very soon, maybe by the end of this week. At present, like most of the rest of England, we are ranked “medium” alert, which means the lowest level
Sunday, 11 October 2020 The Dame is much annoyed by certain comments on the congratulatory piece about local hero, Cllr Henderson….a Labour councillor and a very good one. Some comments suggest her jottings are inspired by fervour for the
We all had our doubts about the efficacy of acoustic cameras in dealing with the supercar noise nuisance but, according to Cllr Johnny Thalassites, they are working. The results so far seem to prove his point. Over 130 warning letters
