Keith Prince: It is time to end strike action on public transport
Union barons on six-figure salaries deliberately causing inconvenience to passengers.
Union barons on six-figure salaries deliberately causing inconvenience to passengers.
While Momentum discussed deselections the Conservatives gained a seat in Greenwich.
Promises have already been abandoned – on transport fares, housing, policing. Even trees.
The failure to provide costings means that the Mayor lacks credibility.
I hope that this decision is the first step in a drive to ensure greater connectivity between British cities and the rest of the world.
I’m reassured that his efforts so far reflect a continuation of Johnson’s successful policies for London.
The Mayor of London is still in campaign mode – he should switch to governing mode.
Redundant phone boxes could be used but more training is also needed.
We have to accept that they represent a trade-off between a small minority than benefit and large majority that are penalised.
Boosting small firms offers an opportunity for poorer boroughs.
The new Communities Secretary sees the construction of more homes as his priority. It is a daunting political mission.
The most senior Minister in place at home has a great task before him – helping his country find a new international role (and restoring the morale of an exhausted department).
But Stamp Duty continues to constrain the supply of housing in the capital.
The focus on leaving the EU needs to be balanced by a powerful new Department for Growth, with a mandate to devolve power and drive up regional prosperity.
Our greatest city is still a part of this country, and is no more entitled to a foreign policy than any other local government institution.