Halfway through Sadiq Khan’s mayoral marathon, the capital is in desperate need of a leader May 21, 2018 Ifo you listen carefully in the direction of City Hall, you can hear Sadiq Khan gasping for breath as he reaches the halfway point of his mayoralty marathon. It’s been a struggle for the past two years since his election, during which living in London has become increasingly difficult. The cost of living is going [...]
Sadiq Khan sets up new scheme to deliver 10,000 council homes by 2022 May 16, 2018 The Mayor of London has committed to supporting 10,000 new council homes in the next four years. Sadiq Khan today offered new funding of £1.67bn to help councils in their quest to build new social housing. The money was secured in the chancellor’s Spring Statement. This marks the first ever City Hall programme dedicated to [...]
Khan faces calls to make London third launch city of Uber’s flying taxi programme May 16, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan is being urged to nominate the capital as the third city in the world to take part in Uber’s eye-catching flying taxi programme. UberAIR, as it will be known, has already picked Dallas and Los Angeles as its first two potential launch cities, and now City Hall is under pressure to [...]
TfL names Helen Murphy as head of new consulting arm as it eyes millions in revenue from work on transport projects across the world May 15, 2018 Transport for London’s (TfL) new consulting arm is picking up steam, with the appointment of a new boss for the business, as the transport organisation eyes millions in fresh revenue to help boost its finances. Last year, mayor Sadiq Khan said there was “significant scope” for the transport body to pursue opportunities to generate revenues [...]
Ford Fiesta ST 2018 review: The hot hatch that thinks it’s a Porsche 911 May 14, 2018 The Ford Fiesta XR2 was the car for city slickers in the 1980s. Bought on a ruinously expensive HP deal, preferably in red, they were bona fide everyday supercars, and almost as standout as the brutalist 80s Lamborghinis they aspired to be (and their drivers aspired to own). We’re a bit more sophisticated these days. [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan launches initiative to get more women into leadership roles May 14, 2018 The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today launched an initiative that aims to get more women into leadership positions. Called ‘our time: supporting future leaders’, the scheme aims to address the gender imbalance in leadership roles and bridge the gender pay gap. It will work by pairing potential future female leaders with senior staff [...]
We meet Annabel Karmel, the celebrity cook who leaves children hungry for more May 14, 2018 Annabel Karmel comes bounding into the room like a bundle of sunshine. With her yellow dress and immaculate makeup, she seems a world apart from the drab Bloomsbury bar where we meet. For millions of parents, Karmel is a household name, with major supermarkets stocking her baby and toddler food. It was her first book, [...]
Mark Carney and Sadiq Khan throw weight behind City mental health campaign as research show number of staff raising mental heath concerns is rising May 14, 2018 Bank of England governor Mark Carney and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have thrown their weight behind a campaign led by the Lord Mayor of the City of London to end the stigma around mental health in the workplace. This comes as new research from the Institute of Directors (IoD) shows that business leaders have seen [...]
Sadiq Khan floats ‘junk food’ advertising ban on entire TfL network May 11, 2018 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today proposed a ban on “junk food” across the entire Transport for London (TfL) network. The move is intended to tackle the “ticking timebomb” of childhood obesity in London. Khan said: “Child obesity in London is a ticking timebomb and I am determined to act. If we don’t take bold [...]
Elections over, the Tories must find their next London mayor | City A.M. May 9, 2018 Politics is a relentless business. Once one election is over, preparations begin immediately for the next race. So while I genuinely hope that campaigners from all parties managed to enjoy the bank holiday weekend, I know postmortems on the local election results will already be underway, and – crucially – their future electoral success will [...]