Post Tagged with: "Ken Livingstone"

  • Livingstone’s new campaign video

    Ken Livingstone’s team have put out a new video promoting the Labour ticket. I don’t know what you think but Ken seems bizarrely down beat and depressed for a video that’s meant to be energizing us to vote for an alternative.

     
  • Greens to second preference Livingstone?

    On Monday the London Green Party will be meeting to decide whether to recommend a second preference vote for Labour’s Mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone. Livingstone will be attending the first half of the meeting to pitch for the Party’s support, before a closed session will make a final decision. Green […]

     
  • Video: Labour’s Fare Deal explained

    Labour have brought out a rather well done video explaining their Fare Deal policy. MP Stephen Pound narrates seemingly on the basis that his name is pound, ho ho, but he makes a goo fist of it none the less. Leaving aside the muzak and clip art noises of oh’s […]

     
  • Evening Standard advocates avoiding tax

    Today’s Evening Standard has a surprising double page spread. Entitled “Never too young to avoid tax” it gives us helpful advice on how to reduce our tax bills through the use of a JISA. To think it’s just days since the paper was condemning Ken Livingstone for (legally) reducing his […]

     
  • When will London’s personality politics end?

    As we approach the London Assembly elections in May Londoners will naturally become more interested in what the different parties have to say to them about their vision for London. However, they’re far more likely to find out what the parties think the flaws of their opponents are than any […]

     
  • Ken pledges London EMA: but does it stack up?

    Ken Livingstone has pledged that if elected he will re-instate the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for London’s young people. Speaking at Westminster College, Labour’s Mayoral candidate declared that he would introduce a 30 pounds a week benefit to all 16-19 year old Londoners in full-time education. Certainly when the national government abolished […]

     
  • Friday’s London Links

    Let’s see what we’ve found from round London’s internet tubes; Reel News has the low down on Barnet’s council strike. There’s a petition to Save Gaby’s Deli on Charing Cross Road. In Pink News we’re reminded that Ken Livingstone broke new ground for gay Londoners. Jenny Jones is on Liberal Conspiracy […]

     
  • Ken Livingstone is not homophobic – Peter Tatchell

    “Ken Livingstone is not homophobic. His use of the word riddled has to be judged in context. It was clearly not used with any homophobic intent. All parties have lots of gay and bisexual MPs, as Ken noted. He is right to state that there were many gay MPs in […]

     
  • What’s with the Mayoral candidates this week?

    Sometimes a whole week goes by without hearing a peep from any of the Mayoral candidates. They are probably somewhere in London chuntering around looking for feral children to scold or non-feral children to kiss, but never-the-less at this stage of the election the general public can generally go about […]

     
  • Tuesday’s London Links

    Red Pepper reports on the cleaners’ struggle for decent wages in the financial district. We can see Peter Hain’s thoughts on Ken Livingstone via Though Cowards Flinch. The BBC report on an extra-ordinary garment at the V&A made entirely of spider silk. Over at Mayor Watch they are encouraging you […]