Zac Goldsmith: I will work hand in hand with the government to make our great city greater still May 5, 2016 Eight years ago my friend Boris Johnson walked into City Hall. It was not a good time to win an election. The British economy was careering into the worst recession in living memory. People said London was finished as a global financial centre. But London proved them wrong. Eight years on and business is booming: [...]
Sadiq Khan: I will unite London and be the most pro-business mayor yet May 5, 2016 Millions of Londoners will have the opportunity today to vote for a new mayor. And when it comes to business and the financial sector, this election matters. London is an established global leader in business services and international finance. We are also a growing force in newer industries such as tech, low carbon and life [...]
Polish Prince John Zylinski reckons becoming mayor is every property developer’s dream come true May 4, 2016 Polish prince John Zylinski is unlikely to win the mayoral election tomorrow, but his career in politics is only just starting. Zylinski, a property boss from Lewisham with blood as blue as Tory hopeful Zac Goldsmith's, is running as an independent candidate in the race for City Hall. He's an outsider with odds of 100/1, but [...]
London mayoral election: Freezing fares or cutting council tax? How Zac and Sadiq’s giveaways stack up May 4, 2016 Elections are rarely free from giveaways. Labour Mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan’s flagship policy is to freeze Transport for London’s fares for four years. His main contender, Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith, has made clear he would freeze the council tax collected by the Mayor. This is one of the few big policy differences between the two [...]
Bookies from Ladbrokes escorted away from City Hall for hustling odds on Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan ahead of tomorrow’s vote May 4, 2016 As London prepares to welcome a new mayor on Friday, tensions are running high at City Hall. Bookies at Ladbrokes found this out the hard way when they were kicked out of the mayor's offices for hustling odds on mayoral hopefuls Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith. Political gambling expert Alex Donohue told The Capitalist the betmakers took [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Last day of campaigning in London and across UK in local and assembly elections May 4, 2016 Not just in London, but across the country candidates for local, assembly and mayoral elections are engaged in last ditch appeals to voters. In London, Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan have been on the road, to urge Londoners to turn out and cast a vote for them tomorrow. Last night Goldsmith was joined by David [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Nearly half of London’s transport users say candidates haven’t spent enough time on transport issues May 4, 2016 Nearly half of London's transport users don't think any of the mayoral candidates have spend enough time addressing the capital's transport issues, according to new research. Research from taxi app Hailo found that both Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith should use the last day of campaigning to make clear their case for ensuring the future economic prosperity [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan in last ditch appeal May 4, 2016 Tomorrow London will take to the polls to elect its next mayor, so it's only expected that candidates are making last ditch attempts to appeal to voters across the capital. Conservative Zac Goldsmith and Labour's Sadiq Khan have been hitting the campaign trail hard one last time. And in their bids to succeed Boris Johnson, they're trying to appeal to [...]
Still undecided on the London mayoral election? Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan interviews – head to head May 4, 2016
City A.M. Unregulated podcast, episode 6: Zac Goldsmith vs Sadiq Khan – Who should have the City’s vote in the London mayoral election? May 4, 2016 From Bollywood blunders to accusations of racism from all sides: no matter whether Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan wins, the next Mayor of London is going to take over after a divisive campaign. Who should the City be voting for? Chewing over the promises from both of London's main candidates, as well as what will dominate in the first [...]