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Ken Livingstone

Boris: making himself London’s top copper

Boris Johnson’s hounding of Sir Ian Blair reveals the London mayor’s own authoritarian and arbitrary approach to politics. If there’s one thing the resignation of Sir Ian Blair has proved, it’s that London mayor Boris Johnson,...

Media Monkey: Pity Blair's not there any more ...

The Evening Standard published its list of the 1,000 most influential people in London today after celebrating last night with a thoroughly decent shindig at the Wallace Collection, where the Perrier Jouet flowed freely. Monkey...

Heathrow campaign turns to pod

Hounslow Council is taking the unusual step of setting up public video booths so residents can send a personal message about Heathrow expansion to the government’s new transport secretary, Geoff Hoon. The booths will give...

Mayor and Assembly members call on Darling to plug PPP ‘black hole’

Boris Johnson has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, requesting that the Government ensure Londoners are not shortchanged after PPP Arbiter Chris Bolt determined that maintenance work to be carried out by...

Cityscape Dubai day 1 - Damac, Ken Livingstone and Nakheel Tower

The opening day of Cityscape saw Nakheel reveal its proposed record breaking tower, a confident, buoyant Damac, luxury residence from Sunland with its Atrium project and former London mayor Ken Livingstone talking to Phil...

Boris Johnson

He went on to declare that, "the strongest and most civilised societies are those where the police and citizens are close." He had, after all, precipitated Sir Ian Blair's departure without formally consulting the Authority –...

Ken Livingstone offers tips on IT projects

Rosalie Marshall, vnunet.com, Friday 3 October 2008 at 18:37:00 Former London mayor issues advice on transformation at SAP event Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone dished out transformation tips to IT professionals...

Political discord after Met chief quits (AFP)

AFP - A political row began on Friday after Metropolitan Police chief Ian Blair announced his resignation, coming under heavy criticism over the shooting of an innocent man, allegations of racism and open discord with London's...

Tony Travers: With the removal of Sir Ian Blair, Boris Johnson's mayoralty has entered a new,...

It is a measure of how much the world has changed that a Conservative mayor of London has removed the Metropolitan police commissioner. That's right, a Conservative politician has told Britain's most senior police officer to...

Kajol appointed goodwill ambassador of UK trust

London (PTI): Bollywood actor Kajol has been appointed goodwill ambassador and patron of the UK based Loomba Trust, a charity devoted to educating widow's children, particularly in India. Kajol was presented a plaque by Cherie...