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I'll pay for fares cut with £300m surplus, says Ken
Ken Livingstone says his pledge to slash fares is "affordable and necessary" when he said that Transport for London made more than £300 million in the last nine months Comments (39)Schools in Olympic tickets windfall
Thousands of schools across the capital find out how many free tickets they are to receive for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Comments
Boris cuts City Hall's share of council tax to trump Ken's fares pledge
Boris Johnson cut his share of council tax for the first time in a move that he claimed was a break from the 'contempt for London taxpayers' shown by his rival Ken Livingstone Comments (38)
Move to London, Boris tells Paris banks
Boris Johnson and David Cameron urged French bankers to quit Paris and move to London in a dramatic escalation of a row with the French president Comments (41)
Labour's Lammy hints at City Hall bid
David Lammy hinted that he wants to run for mayor of London as he attacked the state of the Labour Party Comments (9)
Boris turning to dark side, says Ken as fares battle gets abusive
Ken Livingstone today accused Boris Johnson of turning to "the dark side" in their battle over fares as the fight for City Hall became increasingly bitter Comments (37)
Hammersmith flyover? The solution could be to dig a tunnel, says Boris
The Hammersmith flyover could be replaced by a tunnel when it is finally pulled down, says Boris Johnson Comments (23)
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You can't trust Ken, warns Boris as he labels fares cut pledge 'a lie'
Boris Johnson stepped up his attack on mayoral rival Ken Livingstone's pledge to slash Tube and bus fares, calling it 'a lie' Comments (59)
Ken's promise to slash public transport fares is fraudulent, says Boris
Boris Johnson has accused Ken Livingstone of making "fraudulent" promises to slash bus and Tube fares if he is elected mayor Comments (44)
Ken v Boris election fight on a knife edge with 100 days to go
Exclusive poll: Ken Livingstone now has a two-point lead over Boris Johnson in the race to be the next Mayor of London, an exclusive new survey reveals Comments (67)
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Yes, minister, but what is education now actually for?
In his new play David Hare draws on his own schooling to argue that today's children need more than political grandstanding from the Education Secretary
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Bankers' pay is ludicrous and people who hoard all their wealth are bonkers
BBC business editor Robert Peston tells Alison Roberts that the super-rich mystify him, how the City needs to change and why he persuaded his contacts to give inspiring talks to state schools
