To cope with a surging population, the capital must not delay new transport projects.
The charges are not “smears” but grounded in evidence.
Plus: The ludicrous Evan Harris. My broken mobile. The menace of TTIP. The smears of Yvette Cooper. And: why Polly Toynbee swiftly changed the subject.
Khan’s reckless and unfunded spending pledges threaten the future of the Tube, and our ability to solve the housing crisis by connecting with space for new homes.
“Electing Sadiq Khan will give us a boost,” says Corbyn – showing the pair are allies.
Plus: Zac’s chances, Jarvis’s speech, Stuart Ramsay’s great scoop. And: how long can it be before Carswell and Evans re-join the Conservatives?
Goldsmith is still the underdog, but has sharpened his campaign.
“I’ve stood against union bosses holding London to ransom, I’ve stood against cuts to the police force.”
A new Office and Deputy Mayoralty could ensure new arrivals spoke English and promote cross-cultural contact, civic engagement, and British citizenship.
Out on the campaign trail, the Tory mayoral candidate displays a steely determination to prove that Sadiq Khan cannot be trusted.
The £1.9bn black hole could be filled by western expansion of the Congestion Charge or an extra £175 on the Council Tax precept.
The two men vying for the London mayoralty set to on the cost of housing and the budget black hole in Labour’s travel policies.
Khan has a remarkable ability to understand what people want to hear, and an almost unbounded willingness to say it.
Win or lose, the London Mayoral candidate now needs to show the message discipline of a conventional candidate…without losing his individualist charm.
The candidate with advantages in this Mayoral election is Labour’s – not Zac Goldsmith.