Boris Watch

An attempt to enhance the accountability of the new London mayoralty

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Starved Of Culture? Hard Luck, Hillingdon

June 11th, 2009 7 Comments

We’re currently in the middle of the Story Of London, a month-long “festival” intended to celebrate the city’s past, present and future. The GLA website promises hundreds of events taking place across London, so wherever you are in the capital, you’ll find an event near you. However, I’ve failed abysmally in finding even one event [...]

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People’s Question Time Or Tory Party Rally?

January 28th, 2009 1 Comment

John Biggs, deputy leader of the London Assembly’s Labour group, has alleged that last week’s single-issue People’s Question Time on Heathrow expansion was nothing more than “a Tory party propaganda event“.  The Lib Dem’s transport spokesperson, Caroline Pidgeon, also supports these allegations and has written an as-yet unpublished letter to the Evening Standard.
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