You’ll love these Shakespeare inspired Tube maps April 14, 2016 Everyone loves a good reimagining of London's iconic Tube map, and the latest addition to the genre is Shakespeare inspired. Celebrating the 400th year of the bard's legacy, the folk at Transport for London and Shakespeare's Globe theatre have created a special edition map which replaces the familiar stops and Tube lines with his famous works and [...]
London mayoral election 2016: The best bits of the one-on-one between Conservative Zac Goldsmith and Labour’s Sadiq Khan April 12, 2016 Neither Sadiq Khan nor Zac Goldsmith pulled any punches in City A.M.'s mayoral hustings, where the candidates traded blows on stage across a range of key issues. Here are the best bits. On the campaign trail Zac Goldsmith had this to say: In recent days Sadiq Khan has accused my campaign of being islamophobic …. Sadiq I have [...]
Transport for London Bill slammed by RMT as multi-billion pound rip off April 12, 2016 The RMT union has slammed the Transport for London Bill as a "multi-billion pound rip off" ahead its third reading in parliament tonight. The bill was introduced to help TfL maximise profits that it makes from developing its property. It aims to allow TfL power to enter into partnerships with property developers to generating cash in [...]
London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith trade blows over transport policies and tax hikes April 11, 2016 Mayoral candidates Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith have launched stinging attacks on each other this morning in a fiery exchange that sets the scene for an explosive final few weeks of the campaign to succeed Boris Johnson. Khan’s flagship policy to freeze transport fares for four years was branded “financial illiteracy” by Goldsmith’s team as transport [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan pledges review of Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea April 7, 2016 Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has said he will review plans to build a station for Crossrail 2 in Chelsea after lobbying by local residents. Transport for London (TfL) has planned for a £1bn Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea, but local group No Crossrail in Chelsea has been actively campaigning against the move, which it says [...]
Card fees for paying for London taxis removed for all passengers April 5, 2016 Those using cards to pay for their London taxis will no longer have to pay a surcharge, in a move that will help keep the industry competitive against the likes of Uber. The move means passengers should never pay more than the amount shown on the meter due to the method of payment that is used. [...]
Why the future of London’s black cabs is green April 4, 2016 London stands out as a beacon for cities all over the world. It is a city built on the strength of the diversity of its peoples, businesses, architecture and infrastructure in a process of reinvention and renewal that almost uniquely, successfully melds the old and the new. With just over a month until voting day for London’s [...]
Cabbies group abandons bid to have rival Uber’s licence revoked in London March 30, 2016 Action for Cabbies, a London taxi drivers group, has abandoned its attempt to mount a legal challenge to Uber's licence to operate in the capital. The group launched a crowdfunding campaign earlier this year with the aim of raising £600,000 to fund the first phase of a judicial review (JR), arguing that in 2012 TfL was wrong [...]
Panmure Gordon Brexiter David Buik will be cutting back on his Spanish holidays if the UK votes to leave the EU March 30, 2016 Talking heads at Panmure Gordon went head-to-head in the Times on Wednesday to talk about their views on Brexit. Things are cordial between chief economist Simon French (In) and market commentator David Buik (Out), but poor Buik plans to make sacrifices in the name of British independence. The Capitalist caught up with French last week at [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan square off over Transport for London (TfL) fares and services March 30, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith and his Labour rival Sadiq Khan will square off today over their plans for public transport in the capital, with Goldsmith vowing to protect investment in Transport for London (TfL) and Khan accusing the Richmond Park MP of planning to raise TfL fares by 17 per cent. Goldsmith is set to [...]