Air pollution in Britain – and particularly in London – is a disgrace. Mayor Boris Johnson disclosed today that early results of a new study  to be published later this year show just one... Read More

Something called the Young Foundation – anyone heard of it? – has sent me details of a new project called First Political Memory. The idea is that people write an account of just that.You ... Read More

THE final verdict on how much taxpayers should pay Tube Lines for the next seven and a half years of the hugely-controversial public-private partnership could be delayed until after the general electi... Read More

THE race to take on Boris Johnson has another entrant – James Purnell. At least, that’s according to the Labour peer and former Met Police Authority chair, Toby Harris, on his blog. Harris... Read More

Whatever Boris Johnson does now, he’s already secured my vote. The Guardian reports that he has slashed funding for a series of high-profile multicultural events, at the same time as ploughing ... Read More

Could this be the first case in recorded history of Boris Johnson not seeking publicity? The new-look mayoral and GLA website was unveiled yesterday – and one conspicuous absentee is BritainR... Read More

Diane Abbott, the London MP, declares in this morning’s Independent that she “wouldn’t mind being Mayor of London” and regards Boris Johnson as the Tory she is “most scar... Read More

Tube Lines, the controversial PPP contractor, has asked TfL for a total of 131 full days’ closure on the Northern Line, London’s busiest, in 2010/11, it can be revealed. The shutdowns woul... Read More

It’s turning into a bad month for the private companies which pick our pockets and strangle our railways. Last week, the well-publicised travails of Britain’s worst company, First Group, l... Read More

If you want the place where Ken Livingstone’s political career ended, an office building down a side street in Kennington is probably it.  Offley Works, owned by Ken’s London Developme... Read More