Sadiq Khan is right, every child in London deserves a free school meal April 24, 2024 Universal free school meals are fairer, better for the economy and good for children’s educational outcomes, says Joanne McCartney Elections and manifestos are about priorities and Sadiq Khan has decided that feeding all state primary school children and supporting families through the cost-of-living crisis is a top one for him. Free school meals are great [...]
Whoever wins the election, the London Mayor needs real power April 23, 2024 The two main candidates for the 2024 London mayoral election, Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall, have largely run campaigns centred around not being the other one. For both, this is probably sensible electioneering, but it doesn’t exactly inspire.
City Hall 2024: Susan Hall unveils manifesto with pledge to stop ‘war on motorists’ April 22, 2024 Susan Hall has unveiled her manifesto for the London mayoral election with a pledge to “stop the war on motorists”.
Londoners back stop and search as violence cost taxpayers £7bn, poll finds April 22, 2024 Londoners backed stop and search in a bid to slash crime rates, pollsters found, as it emerged violence cost the capital’s taxpayers £7bn last year.
‘Truss playbook’: Labour attacks Susan Hall’s ‘unfunded’ spending plans April 22, 2024 Labour have today attacked Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall’s “uncosted” spending plans for City Hall as “straight out of the Liz Truss playbook”.
London’s night life is in dire straits, and Sadiq Khan is unlikely to turn it around April 22, 2024 London's night life offering has become the dullest party around, but it is unlikely Labour will liven things up, writes Eliot Wilson.
Met Police chief’s future in the balance as political row grows over ‘openly Jewish’ incident April 21, 2024 Sir Mark Rowley's future as head of the Met Police hangs in the balance following calls for him to resign over his handling of the pro-Palestine protests in the capital.
Sadiq Khan should remember there’s no such thing as a free lunch April 19, 2024 Free school meals for the children on multi-millionaires is classic Khan – superficial, unevidenced and the wrong priority for London, says Alys Denby Sadiq Khan has made the promise of permanent free school meals the centrepiece of his reelection campaign. It’s typical of the Mayor’s approach to governing, being utterly superficial, unevidenced and the wrong [...]
Four things we learned from the London mayoral debate April 17, 2024 We've picked out the top four things we learned when the four top London mayoral election candidates went head to head on live TV.
Susan Hall announces plan to extend Night Tube to Hammersmith & City line April 16, 2024 Susan Hall has unveiled her plan to extend the Night Tube to the Hammersmith & City line, if elected mayor of London.