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London at risk of “major” flood caused by paving over gardens and green spaces
Drawn up by Mayor Boris Johnson, Thames Water, the Environment Agency and London Councils, new proposals include a number of initiatives aimed at ensuring rain back is diverted from sewers into the soil.
TfL unveils new consultation on revised Crossrail 2 plans
The scheme, which could open in 2030, has the backing of all four parties currently represented at City Hall and could be worth up to £100bn to London’s economy and help deliver thousands of new homes and jobs.
The Met’s already boosting diversity now it’s time for Government to help meet the challenge
Robin Wilkinson, Director of People and Change at the Metropolitan Police Service responds to Home Secretary Theresa May’s calls for police forces to increase the diversity of their ranks.
Boris quizzed as data reveals foreign buyers have snapped up £100bn of London property
Data compiled by Private Eye magazine shows that two-thirds of purchases made by overseas companies since Mr Johnson came to office in 2008 were by companies registered in one of four tax havens – the British Virgin Islands, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle Of Man.
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Devolving London’s stamp duty could fund 42,000 new homes each year
Earlier this month Chancellor George Osborne announced local councils will soon be able to keep 100% of the cash collected through business rates and now Conservatives on the London Assembly want him to devolve stamp duty as well.
First section opens on Boris’s north-south segregated cycle superhighway
When the route is completed it will run to Kings Cross while a second east-west route will link Barking to Acton. Both are part of the Mayor’s £1bn strategy to “de-Lycrafy” cycling and increase the number of Londoners who bike around the capital.
TfL to release 300 acres of land in major new homes drive
Almost 70% of the land being released is in Zones 1 and 2 and will provide a mix of new homes, offices and retail units to help meet the ever-growing demand for residential and commercial property in the capital.
London Mayoral hopefuls pledge support for small business sector
The main contenders to succeed Boris Johnson as Mayor have pledged their support for London’s small businesses following calls by a leading lobbying group for more action to help secure the sector’s viability and competitiveness.
High Court’s Uber ruling vindicates TfL’s managers
Had managers ignored their own lawyers’ hideously expensive advice that the app was legal and refused the licence application, today’s ruling removes any doubt about how easily Uber could have overturned that decision.
Court rules Uber app does not breach taximeter rules
A High Court judge has ruled that the smartphone app used by the Google-backed car service Uber to calculate fares does not breach laws forbidding minicabs from fitting taximeters in their vehicles.
London Assembly investigation finds two thirds of passengers back rail devolution
We conducted the first survey of London rail users about devolution, and found that 68% of them supported the idea of TfL managing their train service. Such a strong endorsement of devolution from passengers and other key stakeholders should be very difficult for the Government to ignore.
Met ‘should invest in new crime reporting app’
Londoners should be able to report crimes and upload photographic evidence direct from their smartphones according to a new report published today by Conservatives on the London Assembly.