The Government’s Rent a Room Scheme enables households to earn up to £7,500 per year tax-free from letting out furnished accommodation in their homes. The threshold is too low for London.
Despite the mess the incumbent has made of it, having the chance to govern the greatest city in the World is an immense privilege and hugely worthwhile.
The police are struggling with their old van-based and the patchy local council-provided CCTV coverage. The Notting Hill Carnival was a reminder of the challenges they face.
It is time to build the quality homes London needs. Give up the tower block agenda and embark on a diverse programme of affordable house-building to help Londoners thrive.
Khan is still relying on the baseload power the National Grid procures from reliable sources. It is the equivalent of championing veganism and yet privately starting each day with a full English.
We know that the Mayor’s bus route cuts are performative because we know he has better alternatives.
A ‘law and order’ party which presides over the effective decriminalisation of burglary is going to end up in serious trouble.
Our polling suggests seven out of ten parents want the police shaking down those suspected of smoking the drug. They want it off our streets.
From bin collections, to planning, to traffic schemes, residents felt their views had been ignored by an arrogant Council administration.
The focus must be on the best person to cut crime. That is the way to restore confidence. Other issues are a distraction.
The Hammersmith Bridge omnishambles is the culmination of eight years of failure in my borough. It’s time for a change.
Andy Street in the West Midlands has been more effective in delivering a zero-emission bus fleet and more electric vehicle charging points.
A Labour activist with an £85,000-per-annum sinecure left her unpaid Manchester counterpart to fight for British clubbing.