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Category Archives: Ken Livingstone
‘Deep suspicion’ over Mayor plans for National Sports Centre
The future of the athletics stadium at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is under threat once again, as the Mayor of London is staging the latest round of “consultations” on the badly neglected, once internationally renowned facility. Campaigners have … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Football, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Upper Norwood
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, Crystal Palace Sports Partnership, Greater London Authority, John Powell, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan
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Croydon condemned for ‘cultural apartheid’ over music ban
One of the country’s most prominent black activists has condemned Croydon Council’s suppression of its own report into the town centre’s night-time economy. Lee Jasper has described Croydon police’s “bashment ban” – withholding licences from nightclubs that want to play … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Lamé Limited, Andy Tarrant, Business, Callton Young, Croydon Council, Dance, Jeff Boothe, Jo Negrini, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Music, Policing, Pubs, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman
Tagged Callton Young, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, Lee Jasper, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Night-time economy, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman
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Transport and housing need old policies, not New Labour ones
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A new era has begun for the capital. After an historic election, STEVEN DOWNES reports on the role of a Croydon property developer in Sadiq Khan’s campaign, and how that creates a challenge for the new Mayor of … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Hammersfield, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Tory, Zac Goldsmith MP
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In low-key election, the Tories’ invisible man should win
Two years ago, WALTER CRONXITE correctly predicted the 40/30 seat result in the Croydon Council elections. Last year, he said Croydon Central was “too close to call”. So, will he be right in his prediction of tomorrow’s Croydon and Sutton … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Fiona Twycross, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP, Zac Goldsmith MP
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London’s eight wasted years under Tory Mayor Johnson
As Boris Johnson wafts through his final days in power at City Hall – much like the manner in which he has wafted through the previous 2,922 days in office – WALTER CRONXITE tries to find what the Tory Mayor … Continue reading
Khan braced for Tory attacks as poll gives him 20% lead
In what is probably the final, meaningful opinion poll (oxymoron klaxon) before voting in the London elections next Thursday, Labour’s Sadiq Khan – “the council estate boy from south London” – appears on track to become the capital’s third mayor, … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP, Zac Goldsmith
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Bungling Boris loses £900m and jeopardises tram extension
Financial and project mismanagement on a multi-million-pound scale under Boris Johnson means that whoever is elected to succeed London’s Tory Mayor in May will not have so much money available for major capital projects, such as the much-promised Tramlink extensions … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Evening Boris, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged BackZacAndCrack, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Tramlink, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Tramlink, Trams, Zac Goldsmith MP
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