Traffic congestion costs London businesses £237m each year November 29, 2016 Congestion in the capital has long been a bugbear for drivers, passengers and residents alike. And TomTom's Traffic Index, which measures congestion on the roads in 295 cities, has found it's also proving costly for London's businesses. Research it conducted noted that traffic in the capital increases the time each vehicle spends on the road [...]
Sadiq Khan reveals his spending plans for £3bn Treasury housing fund November 29, 2016 A huge injection of Treasury cash will be used to build a combination of homes to rent and buy in the capital following a deal between the government and City Hall. In the Autumn Statement, chancellor Philip Hammond revealed the Treasury has agreed to hand City Hall of control of £3.15bn in funding to develop 90,000 [...]
The London mayor’s ploughed £2.5m into startups since Brexit November 28, 2016 The Mayor of London has ploughed more than £2.5m into the capital's soon-to-be star startups since the vote for Brexit in a bid to show the world the city's "open for business", as he unveiled a new line up of advisors drawn from the UK's ranks of top entrepreneurs and business leaders. Sadiq Khan hailed the London Co-investment [...]
Uber says a quarter of Londoners ditching car ownership have done due to alternatives November 28, 2016 More than a quarter of Londoners who have ditched their cars have done because of alternatives such as Uber, new research by the on-demand taxi service claims. A YouGov poll of 1,000 residents in the capital for the startup found 28 per cent of those who no longer own a car, but used to, said it was down to using [...]
Sadiq Khan’s new tech-heavy business advisory board will include executives from Facebook, Citymapper and Love Home Swap November 27, 2016 Sadiq Khan will name executives from companies including Facebook, Citymapper and Love Home Swap as part of his business advisory board Monday, according to Sky News. Nearly one-third of the 16-memeber-group work directly in the tech sector, including Nicola Mendelsohn, vice-president of Facebook and head of its European operations. Last week, Facebook announced plans to create [...]
Sadiq’s controversial Night Tsar has issued an apology to six London Tory councils November 23, 2016 Sadiq Khan’s controversial new Night Tsar has apologised for a back-catalogue of offensive tweets in a bid to build bridges with Conservative-controlled London boroughs. Amy Lame’s appointment has been mired in criticism since it was announced in early November. In particular, questions have been raised over Lame using Twitter to brand Scottish Tory leader Ruth [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan “disappointed” with limited Autumn Statement devolution November 23, 2016 Sadiq Khan has expressed his disappointment after City Hall secured only limited devolution from the Treasury in today's Autumn Statement. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today that London would gain control of adult education budgets, and will be given control of £3.15bn in spending toward national affordable housing. That money will be expected to deliver 90,000 [...]
A Khan aide has just blocked London Assembly members from grilling the new Night Tsar November 22, 2016 A key aide to Sadiq Khan has blocked London Assembly members from directly interrogating the mayor's controversial new Night Tsar Amy Lame. Khan handed the role to Lame in early November, but the appointment has been mired in disputes over her comments on social media, and the manner in which she was hired. In particular, Lame's [...]
Minicab drivers are staging an anti-Uber protest in Westminster November 22, 2016 A fresh anti-Uber protest has hit the capital, aimed at piling more pressure on the Mayor of London to "take action" against the startup. Minicab drivers are staging a protest from Edgware Road, past Transport for London's offices in Victoria and which arrives at Westminster at 2.30pm. Members of drivers union United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) are calling on Sadiq [...]
Rave on: Fabric nightclub will reopen after it reached a deal with Islington council November 21, 2016 London clubbers, rejoice: London's best-loved superclub is set to reopen, after a court rubber-stamped new licensing restrictions Fabric agreed with Islington council. The club's license was revoked indefinitely in the summer after the drug-related deaths of two teenagers. But under new rules set out in a 155-page document, clubbers under 19 years old will be banned on most [...]