Islington council is considering banning street fundraisers (or “chuggers”) from seven key sites in the borough. After numerous complaints about harassment from residents, councillors are looking into cracking down on the phenomenon. The council is consulting lawyers about how to bring in a by-law to stop these teams of “in […]
In the week that 2012 fare rises came into effect (described by one Tory wonk as “a fucking PR disaster”) The Liberal Democrats have responded with their own answer to Labour’s Fair Deal campaign. Fairer fares. We should be on the look out for the Greens coming out with a […]
This is the full text of Doreen Lawrence’s statement on today’s conviction of two of the murderers who killed her son Stephen 19 years ago. This has been a very difficult time for me and I would like to thank all those people that have expressed kindness and support for […]
Today Labour launched their Assembly election ground war as hundreds of members leafleted over 300 of London’s tube, tram and overground stations. The leaflets declared that “Ken Livingstone will take fares DOWN” as many commuters made their way to work for the first time in 2012. As Boris Johnson’s latest fare […]
Protesters against the new High Speed Rail proposals (commonly shortened to HS2) have released a rather good protest song, Oak Tree Lament (Stop The HS2), to help raise the profile of the campaign. Despite having been denied radio play as it is deemed ‘politically controversial’ the live and studio versions of […]
What does every burgeoning movement need? Widespread public sympathy? Check. A clear set of aims and a strategy to achieve them? Ummm. A tank? Check! As Occupy activists set off to take over the disused Old Street Magistrate’s Court they had with them something all revolutionary movements must have on their Christmas […]
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, spent last night answering tweeted questions on the Met’s future challenges. Hogan-Howe proved himself to be an able politician, although many of the answers he gave were even briefer than Twitter’s 140 characters allow. The Commissioner answered some questions like “What are […]
Tonight sex workers and supporters assembled at the statue of Eros in Piccadilly as part of an international day to end violence against sex workers. The candle lit vigil was joined by a demonstration by the Occupy Movement and a large contingent of police officers. The Occupy demonstration played music, […]
There was much outcry on the 7th December when Conservative Assembly Members walked out of a debate preventing the passing of a motion on cycle safety. This morning London Assembly Members managed to stay in their seats long enough to vote through the measures. In an occasionally heated debate there […]
No one is expecting anyone but Labour to win in the Heston and Feltham by election this Thursday. The nine hopefuls may formally range from Bus Pass Elvis to BNP to People Before Profit but Labour’s 43% vote in 2010 would spell victory for them even without healthy recent polling. […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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