Night Tube is go: Launch date and launch lines for London’s first 24-hour service May 23, 2016 The Night Tube is go. London's new mayor Sadiq Khan has formally announced the 24-hour service will begin on Central and Victoria lines from 19 August, with Piccadilly, Jubilee and Northern lines to follow in the autumn. The launch – almost exactly a year to the date that it was due to go live – means that London [...]
Oops…Labour party officials struggle to get on first-name terms with supporters, while former deputy leader Harriet Harman fails to name top EU officials May 22, 2016 Labour MP Sadiq Khan may have won London voters over this month with his relateable back-story, but the rest of the party is struggling to get on first-name terms with its members. Labour members were riled on Sunday after the party sent out an email asking voters to support its campaign to keep Britain in the EU. Read [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump is “considering” invitation to Downing Street May 20, 2016 Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is weighing an invitation to 10 Downing Street, despite a tense exchange between David Cameron and the billionaire. In fact, Trump said that he thinks he would get on "just fine" with the Prime Minister, even though Cameron had criticised him earlier this year. Read more: Trump tells Cameron he's [...]
US elections: David Cameron deserved his slapdown – his cosy politics won’t wash with Trump May 20, 2016 Donald Trump’s ability to offend both individuals and mass groups of people should not come as a surprise to anyone anymore. That said, while what he says no longer shocks me (that’s not a challenge, Donald), it often upsets me, and causes me to empathise with the groups targeted. His accusation that Mexican immigrants are rapists [...]
Half of London women fear sexual harassment on the Tube May 19, 2016 It turns out the Tube can be a scary place. More than half of women in London worry about sexual harassment on public, according to new research – and 23 per cent said they had been victims of groping or other unwanted physical contact. Other Londoners said they had been subject to sexually offensive name [...]
Well, this is awkward: Now the Tories have re-selected a Tooting MP candidate with “extremist” ties May 19, 2016 The Conservatives have reselected a by-election candidate for Tooting, despite reported links with a man David Cameron has called an extremist. The Conservatives have confirmed local campaigner Dan Watkins will again seek to win the Tooting parliamentary seat in a by-election. However, it comes despite reports Watkins enlisted the support of Tooting imam Suliman Gani in [...]
Andy Burnham to run for Manchester mayor May 18, 2016 Labour's shadow home secretary Andy Burnham is to enter the race for the Greater Manchester mayoralty. Burnham failed in his bid to become Labour leader after the 2015 election, and has previously expressed an interest in running for the same role in Manchester: today a spokesman confirmed that he would seek the nomination. An official statement is [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan gives backing to Garden Bridge but adds key demands May 18, 2016 Sadiq Khan has given his backing to the Garden Bridge, but with some heavy caveats. Khan has demanded that the bridge is made more accessible for Londoners in return for his support. The mayor described the Garden Bridge as a project that could rival New York’s High Line, a public park that was built on a [...]
US Presidential Election: Hillary Clinton made to fight on as she and Bernie Sanders take one state each May 18, 2016 US presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has been forced to fight on after she and rival Bernie Sanders won one state each last night. Clinton declared victory in Kentucky, while Sanders took Oregon. Though Clinton is leading in the number of delegates, Sanders continues to win in some states and mount serious challenges in others. Read [...]
Tale of two cities: Winners and losers in the London housing market May 17, 2016 House prices in some of prime central London’s most expensive postcodes have plummeted by more than 10 per cent, while further out of town prices have powered ahead, resulting in a new two-speed market in the capital. The sea-change, caused by factors as diverse as stamp duty reforms and an economic slowdown in China, is creating [...]