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Commissioner Byford’s resignation leaves TfL staffers stunned
After negotiating the crisis of covid and delivering the Elizabeth Line, Andy Byford presents the Mayor of London with a new challenge: finding his replacement. By our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has been confronted … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Wolmar, Commuting, Cycling, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Andy Byford, Andy Lord, Conservative, Labour, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Tram passengers face 6.5% fare rise as TfL feels the squeeze
London’s Tube, bus and tram fares are to be increased by an average of almost 5per cent, the biggest annual jump in Transport for London fares since 2012, when Boris Johnson was London Mayor. The daily tram and bus cap … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon, Christian Wolmar, Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Caroline Pidgeon, Christian Wolmar, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Department for Transport, DfT, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Flawed inquest into tram crash is ‘Hillsborough repeating itself’
A former Transport for London board member has written to the Attorney General to call for a second inquest into the causes of the 2016 tram crash at Sandilands. This follows the conclusion of the long-delayed inquest at Croydon Town … Continue reading
Pandemic risks wrecking public transport, expert warns
London’s public transport network, which millions of Londoners depend on daily and which has taken two centuries to develop, could be permanently wrecked because of the covid-19 pandemic. That’s the warning from world-renowned transport expert Christian Wolmar. Wolmar, who sought … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Wolmar, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Labour, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Greens accused of ‘betrayal’ for backing LibDems in Richmond
The Greens in south London have got themselves into a bit of a lather, after the environmentally concerned party decided not to contest the Richmond Park parliamentary by-election, and instead support the LibDems in an effort to beat Zac Goldsmith. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Wolmar, Croydon Greens, Environment, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Beddington Lane, Beddington Lane incinerator, Christian Wolmar, Conservatives, Greens, Labour, LibDems, Sasha Khan, Tom Brake MP, Tory, Zac Goldsmith
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London election candidates need to ‘be brave’ on transport
One of those who stood against Sadiq Khan to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor has called upon all those standing in next month’s elections, from borough councillors upwards, to show some leadership, abandon the tendency of following the path … Continue reading
We’re on a road to nowhere with London transport policies
A leading transport commentator has said that there’s disappointingly little to choose between London’s two leading candidates for Mayor on one of the major issues facing the capital. Christian Wolmar is one of the country’s leading transport correspondents, and was … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Commuting, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tramlink, Transport, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Zac Goldsmith MP
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Khan-do attitude sees off challenge from Blairite baroness
Sadiq Khan, the south London MP who had financial backing for his campaign from a Croydon property developer, has been selected to be Labour’s candidate to run for London Mayor next year. The announcement, made at the Festival Hall at … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, John Wentworth, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sutton Council, Tessa Jowell, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator
Tagged Anwar Ansari, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Dame Tessa Jowell, Labour, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman, Tory, Zac Goldsmith MP
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Author Will Self declares Croydon to be a ‘sexy suburb’
For an area which was described dismissively as “having an image problem” by one of its own MPs, the perception of Croydon must be set for a thorough overhaul after the novelist, Will Self, described ours and other London suburbs … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Christian Wolmar, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Shirley North
Tagged Christian Wolmar, Croydon, Shirley, Will Self
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If you want change, then now’s the time to vote for change
First, the declaration of interest. I have known Christian Wolmar since 1986, when we both experienced what it was like to work for Robber Maxwell. But when I suggest that all of Croydon (perhaps with the exception of serving Tory … Continue reading
Hustings where a Dame turned into a pantomime villain
Inside Croydon’s Editor, STEVEN DOWNES, managed his own bit of entryism to report from the far-left corner of last night’s Labour hustings at Ruskin House There was an end-of-term feeling about it all. And with the headmistress missing, there was … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Bikes, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon Central, Cycling, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Tessa Jowell, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Dame Tessa Jowell, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, Mayor, Tory, Westfield
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Will Self writes for Inside Croydon… (Well, sort of)
Labour’s candidates for London Mayor, or at least most of them, come to Croydon on Monday for a suburban hustings. But only one of them will be able to do so with the endorsement described by the New Statesman as … Continue reading
Labour’s London Mayor candidates coming to Croydon, Aug 10
Croydon’s Ruskin House will stage a Labour London Mayoral hustings on Monday week, August 10. The event is being co-ordinated on behalf of 10 outer London constituency Labour parties by the same officials from Croydon Central who are staging an … Continue reading
Developers are not the answer to London’s housing crisis
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Borough councils, including Croydon, have leant heavily on speculative developments to build new homes. But London needs a far more radical approach, according to CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, who is seeking selection by Labour to be the party’s Mayoral candidate … Continue reading
Labour go for six of the best to become next London Mayor
Londoners – of all political persuasions, and of none – will have six to choose from this summer when the Labour Party stages its first ever open primary to select its candidate to run for London Mayor in 2016. A … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Environment, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Conservative, Croydon, Labour, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tessa Jowell, Tory, Wolmar for London
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Mayoral contender calls for review of incinerator schemes
A leading contender for selection by Labour to run for the Mayor of London next year says he will ask whoever is the Environment Secretary in the new Government to conduct an urgent review of all waste incinerator schemes planned … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon Greens, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Stop The Incinerator Campaign, Tom Brake, Viridor
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Mayor’s new road schemes ‘will leave motorists worse off’
One of the people who wants to replace Boris Johnson as Mayor of London has described his road-building proposals across the city – which include the £87 million Waddon flyover to the Croydon Flyover – as “laughable”, “fanciful” and “damaging”. … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Christian Wolmar, CPO, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Planning, Purley Way, Waddon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon, Fiveways, Labour, Purley Way, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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