Category Archives: Sadiq Khan

MP Jones accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring’ knife crime

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, today accused the Prime Minister of “paying lip-service” to the scourge of knife crime on our streets. “She wouldn’t ignore it if it was middle-class children getting stabbed,” the Labour MP said. Jones … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Developers make billions yet still dodge ‘affordable’ quota

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

One of the country’s biggest housebuilding companies has been avoiding affordable housing obligations in London simply by arguing that to include more affordable homes within developments would not be viable. Berkeley Group has successfully persuaded planning authorities that it could … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon missing ‘affordable’ housing target by 1,400 homes

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Since 2016, less than half of the number of affordable homes have been delivered by developers in Croydon than are required under the Mayor of London’s 40 per cent planning policy targets. That’s according to research carried out by Green … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

‘Deep suspicion’ over Mayor plans for National Sports Centre

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

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 , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Now Mayor Khan takes an axe to his tree-planting programme

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has effectively cried “Timber!” to his promise to plant 2million trees along the capital’s roads. Such is the pressure on Transport for London’s budgets that it no longer has a dedicated amount of money … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

TfL’s budget problems lead to bus cuts for 410 and 433

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

When Jeremy Corbyn used up all his questions to Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions earlier this month to highlight the damaging effects on the quality of life of the poor and working class which had suffered swingeing cuts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Addington, East Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, Upper Norwood, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Mayor hands residents power of veto over estate developments

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on a U-turn by the Mayor of London that comes complete with a bundle of questions Residents’ groups across the borough, and their lawyers, will be poring over the details of a policy change by … Continue reading →

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