London mayor Sadiq Khan writes to Uber and other private hire drivers setting out his commitment to the industry September 23, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has written to tech firm Uber in response to its email campaign about the future of the capital's taxi and private hire industry. Transport for London (TfL) plans to introduce new rgulations for the sector including a requirement that private hire vehicles have "hire and reward" insurance in place for the duration of the licence, [...]
City Moves for 23 September 2016 | Who’s switching jobs September 23, 2016 London Market Group London Market Group has appointed Chris Beazley as its first permanent CEO. Chris will take over from Ben Reid, who was seconded from EY as interim CEO. Ben will return to EY where he has been promoted to become an executive director. Chris Beazley is currently head of strategy and global clients for MS [...]
Southern rail workers to take 14 days of strike action from next month September 22, 2016 Southern rail workers are to take 14 days of strike action in five blocks from next month as the dispute over role of guards continues, the RMT union said today. The union said workers will take industrial action because of Southern's "continued insistence on removing critical safety trained guards from trains". RMT said its members [...]
Sadiq Khan has recruited Margaret Hodge to lead a new Garden Bridge procurement probe, but London Assembly members are questioning the plan September 22, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has recruited the former chair of parliament's public spending watchdog to lead an inquiry into the Garden Bridge project. Margaret Hodge will review whether taxpayers have got value for money from the £185m footbridge, which is being being supported by £60m of public money from Westminster and Transport for London. Among [...]
Londoners will pay a £30,000 premium to live in the congestion charge zone September 21, 2016 Londoners are happy to pay extra for a home just inside the congestion charge zone, new research has revealed. According to research from the London School of Economics (LSE), homes inside the zone are £30,000 more expensive than the houses on the other side of the congestion charge boundary. Read more: House prices rebounded this month, hitting first-time buyers [...]
Picks of the day: The three stories to read today September 21, 2016 We’re officially halfway through the working week – to celebrate, we’ve put together the top three stories of the day in bite-sized form, just to make your life that bit easier. Time for a coffee break? Check out our three at three. Google has just launched a new IM app Google has just launched a [...]
The mayor’s making a serious push for TfL to take over London’s suburban rail routes September 21, 2016 The Mayor of London is stepping up his push for Transport for London (TfL) to take over the capital's suburban rail routes and turn lines run by troubled Southern and other operators into Overground routes. Sadiq Khan will make the business case for rail devolution ahead of the Autumn Statement. Read more: Southern Rail commuters take on Department [...]
Firms call for infrastructure spend before the beginning of Brexit talks September 21, 2016 London businesses want increased infrastructure spending before the beginning of Brexit negotiations, according to a new survey. More than four in five London businesses say increased investment in infrastructure is important for the UK economy in the period between the referendum and the start of Brexit negotiations, according to a ComRes poll on behalf of the [...]
Sadiq Khan has demanded a raft of New York-style tax powers following his trip to North America September 20, 2016 Returning from a five day trip to the US, London mayor Sadiq Khan has demanded the devolution of fresh tax powers to City Hall. Khan has visited Chicago, Montreal and New York over the last few days, meeting with the mayors of all three cities to discuss extremism, housing and social integration. And he has [...]
Severe delays on Central Line after person hit by train at Bethnal Green Tube station September 19, 2016 There are severe delays on the Central Line this afternoon, following a customer incident earlier. A person was killed after being hit by a train at Bethnal Green Tube station, which was subsequently closed. The station has since reopened. Transport for London said there were severe delays on the entire Central Line. https://twitter.com/centralline/status/777866520722538496 British Transport [...]