Tube support staff vote to strike April 16, 2012 The RMT union said maintenance staff working for Tube Lines have voted four to one in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay, benefits and pensions parity with other Transport for London staff. RMT is now considering its next course of action.
Labour voters leave Ken red-faced by supporting Boris’s re-election April 16, 2012 WITH just over two weeks left in the London Mayoral race, Boris Johnson looks set for victory, with the latest YouGov poll showing him 6 per cent ahead of Ken Livingstone. That is the same margin by which he beat him in 2008. But, although three polls have now shown him maintaining this lead, Johnson [...]
Ken makes a pledge of new Tramlink route April 15, 2012 KEN Livingstone has today promised to extend the Croydon Tramlink if elected mayor of London on 3 May. Labour’s Livingstone, who has made cutting travel costs a cornerstone of his manifesto, said the “sheer size of the surpluses at Transport for London” will make the extension possible if he returns to City Hall. He claimed [...]
Join the City Stress Test this May and get your Olympic plans in shape April 15, 2012 THIS Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon will signal the push off the starting block for many of us in the City in the sprint towards the 2012 Olympics. With little over one hundred days to go until the Games begin, many in the City will already find themselves wondering how their businesses are going to cope [...]
Mayor blocks anti-gay adverts appearing on London transport April 12, 2012 BORIS Johnson yesterday blocked a Christian advertising campaign that promoted “gay conversion”, saying that London should be “intolerant of intolerance”. The advert, funded by religious groups opposed to gay marriage, was due to appear on public buses during the next two weeks and declared: “Not gay! Ex-gay, post-gay and proud. Get over it!” Johnson used [...]
Ken sheds tear at launch of his full manifesto April 11, 2012 LABOUR’s Ken Livingstone shed a tear yesterday at the launch of his full manifesto to be Mayor of London, later describing how the “awesome responsibility” of ensuring that he wins on 3 May was affecting him. Livingstone became visibly emotional while watching an election broadcast of his supporters declaring “Come on Ken, London needs you!” [...]
Paddick and Livingstone unveil manifestos to take on Johnson April 10, 2012 BORIS JOHNSON ■ Fight for London to keep a “fair share” of its tax. ■ Bid to take over suburban rail services in the style of London Overground. ■ Refuse to buy Tube trains that require a driver and push for automated trains. ■ Free travel for every person over 60. ■ Three more police [...]
Boris outlines growth ideas in economic plan April 4, 2012 BORIS Johnson yesterday pledged to create more than 200,000 jobs in the capital as he unveiled his economic manifesto ahead of next month’s election. Calling London “the economic engine room of the nation”, the current mayor said he would invest £221m in transforming high streets and supporting small businesses, and would launch a new London [...]
Pret A Manger sets its sights on expansion April 4, 2012 PRET A MANGER is to create 550 jobs in Britain and step up its expansion plans abroad after it unveiled soaring revenue and earnings growth in 2011. Chief executive Clive Schlee said the sandwich chain plans to “invest heavily in future growth” with at least 44 shop openings this year, of which 24 will open [...]
Councils bring court case over HS2 plans April 2, 2012 FIFTEEN local councils yesterday launched a judicial appeal against the government’s £33bn High Speed Two rail expansion plans. A group of councils under the name 51m have lodged the legal challenge because they claim residents from London Euston to the Midlands have not been consulted over the scheme. The rail link, which in its current [...]