Ken Livingstone

Transport: Mayor insists Crossrail won't take cash from tube upgrade

guardian.co.uk     9 hrs ago   2 related          

London mayor Boris Johnson warned yesterday that the £16bn Crossrail line must not take priority over a £30bn upgrade of the capital's tube network, amid concerns over the level of public funding required to cover both...                

'NICE DAY TODAY, ISN'T IT? !

blog-city.com     17 hrs ago   4 related          

But is it? Speaking to a stranger is a bit of a minefield, but it makes you feel good afterwards, especially in London where spontaneous conversations are pretty unfamiliar territory. Not so in Devon, where a new welcome pack...                

Carnival to 'welcome the world'

bbc.co.uk     21 hrs ago          

Mr Johnson said he has witnessed the carnival since his childhood The theme of this year's Notting Hill Carnival is "Welcoming the World" to coincides with the handing over of the Olympic flag from Beijing to London. In its...                

EXCLUSIVE: Ken roasts Boris over Lewis debacle

bloggers4labour.org     yesterday          

KEN LIVINGSTONE last night mocked London Mayor Boris Johnson for his bungled handling of the Ray Lewis affair.Lewis was forced to stand down yesterday following fresh revelations about his past, namely that he had never been a...                

The Iain Dale Total Politics top blogs list

libdemblogs.co.uk     yesterday   9 related          

I have a confession to make, dear reader. There's an email I've been, erm, sitting on while I try to work out what to do with it. And it's from Iain Dale. If you read his blog (what do I mean 'if', of course we all do) then...                

In the firing line: Three years on from the Stockwell shooting, Sir Ian Blair is finally being...

dailymail.co.uk     Jul 20, 2008   5 related          

At 10.06am tomorrow, exactly three years will have passed since members of the Metropolitan Police Service's CO19 firearms squad boarded a Tube train at Stockwell station and shot dead Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de...                

Pandora: Clipboard nitwits leave Sarah out in the cold

independent.co.uk     Jul 21, 2008          

Fickle Labour MPs might regret the day they allowed Gordon Brown to force Tony Blair from No.10, but I dare say many would have Brown's wife Sarah over her high-maintenance predecessor. When Brown arrived, however, her entry to...                

At last, the Dome has found its rhythm

guardian.co.uk     Jul 20, 2008          

David Campbell, head of the O2 stadium in London, has turned an embarrassing white elephant into a world-class arena, writes Richard Wachman A down-to-earth and perhaps unlikely impresario, Glasgow-born David Campbell finds it...                

Book Review: Boris v Ken

iaindale.blogspot.com     Jul 19, 2008   4 related          

Following the first London mayoral election I published a book called NIGHTMARE by Mark D'Arcy and Rory Maclean. It told the dramatic story of Ken Livingstone's victorious campaign. Eight years on and Jonathan Isaby and Giles...                

On the road with Sam Wollaston: Skoda Fabia GreenLine

guardian.co.uk     Jul 19, 2008          

Remember Skoda jokes? Why do Skodas have heated rear windows? What do you call a Skoda with twin exhaust pipes? How do you double the value of your Skoda? And so on. They were never funny. And they haven't worked for a long...                

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