The Peabody Trust is planning to add to the 19,000 homes it owns and manages in London, even before the housing charity completes a deal worth between £140 million and £150 million to buy 1300 rented units from the Crown Estate, which will pretty much soak up the allowable credit... more
A gay mayor and his ukulele-playing lesbian mayoress are promoting their borough with apolitical zeal, preferring to focus on its bohemian spirit and musical heritage... more
Nick Clegg surely did himself no favours in the final TV debate by referring to the “chancellors and vice-chancellors” of the three main parties being involved in post-election talks on the economy... more
This week in New York, Michael Bloomberg won a third term as mayor. Here, the man who most Londoners would want to challenge Boris Johnson has put his foot in it... more
Don't you feel bad? We don't have Ken - we've got Boris." That was the conclusion of a fan of the ex-Mayor of London after Livingstone raised the spirits of 300 architects gathered on Wednesday evening in the arched splendour of the Caesar Pelli-designed East Wintergarden at Canary Wharf. ... more
OVERNIGHT, for almost everyone, life has suddenly got better. No, no need to check the name on the column - it's still me. I haven't had a compulsory brain transplant from Hazel Blears or even a free delivery of state-subsidised porn. ... more
The annual Forbes list of the richest people in the world is published and it is treated as gospel. Yet closer examination reveals all manner of imperfections... more
Following the brilliant success of its efforts to defend Lee Jasper, LDA croynism and Ian Blair, the London Left has hit on yet another sure-fire electoral winner... more
The Tube unions certainly don't try hard to make friends. The threat this week of a series of different stoppages on the Underground suggests the stage is being prepared for a stand-off between the unions and Boris Johnson, who has promised a no-strike agreement... more
After 100 days in office, the Mayor finds congestion is as bad as ever. But if he is to break the gridlock, he must first resist the car lobby, says one transport expert
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The new Mayor has assembled a strong team. Now, on the eve of his first 100 days, he needs to find a way to bring out the best in them but make clear who is in charge
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Now the inquiry into the LDA funding scandal is over, the agency can return to its core purpose - awarding grants to groups that help children and adults who need them most... more
To fund Crossrail and the Olympics, the Government may consider scaling back on a much-needed overhaul of the Underground system, warns one transport expert... more
Boris is ahead by a mile. No, it's neck and neck. Livingstone can do it. Don't be ridiculous. The Lib-Dems are in freefall. Wait a minute, they're bouncing back... more
One thing has been clear from the start in the contradictory and confusing Mayoral opinion polls - most Londoners simply do not understand how the voting system works... more
Ronald Reagan once said that trees cause more pollution than automobiles do. Some wag responded by putting up signs on trees, begging "Cut me down before I kill again"... more
Jenny Livingstone's documentary Paris Is Burning is not about Paris or burning but observes and interviews the New York drag queens who compete in "voguing" balls.... more
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