The British public aren’t woke, but they know bullying when they see it February 29, 2024 The Tory party’s inability to decisively move against Islamophobia is of a piece with its entire approach to culture war issues, writes Will Cooling.
Network Rail to provide £140m to solve Elizabeth Line chaos February 27, 2024 Network Rail will provide £140m in funding aimed at resolving persistend disruption and delays on the London Elizabeth Line, it has been announced.
Piers Corbyn is going to run for London mayor: here’s why that could be a problem for Sadiq Khan February 26, 2024 British elections wouldn’t be the same without the delightfully crank candidates such as Count Binface and the Monster Raving Loony Party.
Tube strikes: London Underground workers accept Sadiq Khan’s latest pay deal February 26, 2024 Trade unions representing workers on the London Underground have accepted a pay deal which averted strikes at the eleventh hour in January.
Lee Anderson has Tory whip suspended after ‘refusal to apologise’ for Islamist claim February 24, 2024 Lee Anderson has had the Conservative whip suspended following his widely criticised claim that London Mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by “Islamists”. A spokesperson for the party’s chief whip Simon Hart said the decision had been taken following the former Tory deputy chairman’s “refusal to apologise” for the remarks made on Friday. Pressure had been [...]
Labour demands Truss and Anderson lose whip as pair rebuked by senior Tory February 24, 2024 Labour has called for Liz Truss and Lee Anderson to lose the Conservative whip over media appearances that also caused anger within Tory ranks. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth said “egregious” remarks made by the pair “cannot go unchecked or unchallenged”. Truss had used a [...]
Debanking: First Farage, now London sex workers in bid to end ‘Victorian age’ lending February 22, 2024 London campaigners are urging the government and mayoral candidates to help drag the capital out of a “Victorian age” of banking.
Explainer-in-brief: An overhaul for the overground sparks outrage February 19, 2024 New names have been announced for the London Overground and people are mad about it. Why, asks Lucy Kenningham
Mildmay, Weaver and Liberty: What do the London Overground’s new names actually mean? February 15, 2024 The London Overground's six lines have been renamed and given colours, significantly changing the Tube network's world-famous map.
New names and colours for six London Overground lines announced February 15, 2024 London's six Overground lines are to be given a new name and line colour in a bid to make it easier for passengers to get around.