Cultivating London’s next generation of tech entrepreneurs June 15, 2015 Digital technology is changing the world, but the pace of that change is still breathtaking. In three years, Airbnb amassed as many hotel rooms as the Hilton dynasty did in a century. Ten years ago, Twitter didn’t exist – now it has more than 300m users. And Spotify adds around 20,000 tracks to its 30m-strong [...]
George Galloway thinks Scotland will be independent in five years as he aims for London mayorship June 15, 2015 Staunch "no" campaigner George Galloway has said he thinks that an independent Scotland is "probably nigh" as he launches his campaign to be London Mayor. "I think independence is probably nigh," he said in an interview with the Sunday Herald. "The only way it could have been stopped is if we had got a Labour government [...]
Tessa Jowell: London mayoral race is Labour’s big moment June 14, 2015 Labour mayoral hopeful Dame Tessa Jowell said over the weekend that her party had “lost the art” of winning an election, and that a victory in the race to replace Boris Johnson would be the “first step” in a national comeback. “The scale of our defeat five or six weeks ago shows that we [...]
Syed Kamall on Brussels, Brexit and Boris’ job – is he ready to be London’s next mayor? June 14, 2015 More than 300 Tory voters packed a lecture hall at BPP University in Waterloo last Thursday night to hear London MEP Syed Kamall speak about Britain’s relationship with the European Union. Kamall – a Conservative MEP who has represented the capital in Brussels since 2005 and led the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, the multi-country [...]
Labour has unveiled its London mayor shortlist: Tessa Jowell, Sadiq Khan, David Lammy, Diane Abbott, Gareth Thomas, Christian Wolmar June 13, 2015 The Labour party has revealed that six City Hall hopefuls will be fighting to become its candidate in next year's London mayoral elections. Frontrunners include MPs Dame Tessa Jowell and Sadiq Khan. MPs David Lammy, Diane Abbott, Gareth Thomas are also on the list, as well as journalist Christian Wolmar. The candidates would've had to receive a minimum [...]
As Zac Goldsmith plans to run for London mayor, can the Conservatives win again in a Labour city? June 9, 2015 Tom Mludzinski, head of political polling at ComRes, says Yes Whoever is the next Tory candidate faces an Everest-sized task. But Everest has been conquered, and so can London. Boris Johnson is a special politician and winning twice in London as a Conservative is a big achievement. His success was, of course, partly down to [...]
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith announces bid to run for London mayor June 9, 2015 Zac Goldsmith has joined the race to become the next London mayor, boosting Conservative hopes of holding onto power at City Hall. He becomes the fifth Tory in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as London mayor, after the Johnson won a seat in Parliament in last month's General Election. The young Tory MP has [...]
London mayor election 2016: Who will be the next Boris Johnson? Runners, riders and potential candidates June 9, 2015 The General Election is out of the way, but that means the race is now on for City Hall in 2016 – and we can expect a slew of candidates to start the firing gun on their campaigns. Now shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has thrown in the towel in the race to become leader [...]
London’s next mayor must harness the City to tackle the housing crisis – David Lammy June 8, 2015 Not a day goes by without a politician talking about the London housing crisis, and rightly so. It is the biggest challenge our city faces, causing serious problems for almost all sections of the capital, from businesses to renters and families to first time buyers. Politicians have a frustrating tendency to talk about housing with [...]
Former Arsenal star Sol Campbell to stand for election as Conservative London Mayor candidate June 8, 2015 Former England captain Sol Campbell will stand as a candidate in next year's London mayoral election. Read more: Sol Campbell joins Tories in battle against Labour's mansion tax The retired Premier League defender, who starred for London giants Arsenal and Tottenham, is hoping to win the Conservative nomination and will appear at a party hustings next month. [...]