How much more does your MP earn than your local average? Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden is the most unequal, but even Cities and Westminster MP Mark Field earns double the median salary October 28, 2015 Every one of those men and women who walk the corridors of power at Westminster earn between two and five times more than the median salary of their constituents. Earlier this year the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, responsible for monitoring MP's pay and expenses, decided that those with a seat in the Commons should be given [...]
Sadiq Khan shows Jeremy Corbyn how to reach out to business October 27, 2015 On a national level, Labour’s relationship with the business community is under serious strain. The party’s plans for nationalisations, interventions and higher taxes has left many of the country’s employers and wealth creators wondering what ever happened to those on the left who recognised the benefits of a thriving private sector economy. Fortunately, hope is [...]
British National Party decides to field London mayoral candidate David Furness October 22, 2015 It's been a while since we've heard about the British National Party, but they've just decided that they will in fact field a candidate for Mayor of London. After having said the were "scaling down" at the General Election, David Furness, the party's organiser was announced the party's candidate. Read more: Goldsmith – The green Tory gunning [...]
Federation of Small Businesses sends wish list to London mayoral hopefuls October 20, 2015 Small businesses in the capital are calling on the next mayor of London to work to bring down property costs. In a report released today, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) London laid out a “London Manifesto” for Boris Johnson’s successor. After polling nearly 7,000 small businesses in London on their biggest concerns for City [...]
London’s Night Tube won’t launch this year as talks between TfL and unions RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite stall (again) October 14, 2015 The launch of London's Night Tube will not take place in 2015, after talks between Transport for London and the transport unions broke off today, it has been confirmed. TfL has been in discussions with unions RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite over work and pay conditions for London Underground workers for several months. The Night Tube [...]
Zac Goldsmith: 2016 London mayoral candidate hits back at Labour over business record October 14, 2015 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has hit back at Labour attacks on his business record, defending his positions on Heathrow expansion, the European Union and the role of business in the capital. The Richmond Park MP told City A.M. in an interview yesterday: “I don't think we've ever had a Labour party that is more [...]
London airport expansion: Heathrow claims expansion would “supercharge” northern powerhouse as mayoral candidates Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan condemn plans as “madness” October 12, 2015 Heathrow has said its expansion would "supercharge" plans to build a northern powerhouse, as critics of the plans for a third runway swell. The west London airport is going all-out to win government support for expansion, claiming it would be a "driving force in rebalancing the UK's economy". The third runway would create a further 180,000 jobs, 95,000 of which [...]
Labour’s London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan brands student visa rules ‘silly’ October 9, 2015 Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has called the government’s immigration policies for students “silly”, just days after home secretary Theresa May took a hard line against visas for postgraduates. In a speech at the Institute of Directors (IoD) yesterday, Khan said: “As mayor, I’ll stand up to the silly visa restrictions this government has placed [...]
Sadiq Khan: London needs a relentlessly pro-growth mayor to keep the capital open for business October 7, 2015 London’s economic success is built on its openness to the world. Our unrivalled connections with the markets of Europe, the Commonwealth and emerging economies allow our businesses to thrive. The mayor of London plays a crucial role in negotiating access to new markets, acting as a salesman for the capital as a safe haven [...]
Chuka Umunna: Tory mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is a threat to London business October 7, 2015 Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has launched a blistering attack on Zac Goldsmith, calling the Conservative candidate for mayor of London a “threat to London jobs and businesses”. Umunna, the Labour MP for Streatham who has endorsed Goldsmith's Labour opponent Sadiq Khan, said: “Londoners can’t afford a mayor who doesn’t get business, doesn’t like [...]