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Huge bus and Tube fare rises plus £10 C-charge

15.10.09
Latest: Boris Johnson blames the recession as he imposes huge rises in bus and Tube fares and a 25 per cent increase to the congestion charge ... more

Transport shake-up a 'massive kick in the teeth for Londoners'

15.10.09
Boris Johnson's plans for price increases and a £10 congestion charge are a "kick in the teeth for Londoners", it was claimed... more

TfL wins £1billion loan from Europe to fund 'unstoppable' Crossrail

08.09.09
A vital £1 billion loan has been obtained by Transport for London to help fund Crossrail... more

Fears grow that Tories would delay Crossrail

23.07.09
Doubts have emerged about whether the Conservatives will keep London's giant Crossrail project on track and completed on time... more

Crossrail gets out of the sidings after two decades

15.05.09
Boris Johnson and Gordon Brown kickstart work on new railway under London that will transform travel across the capital... more

Business chiefs quick to give ‘risky’ Darling a thumbs down

22.04.09
Business leaders gave Alistair Darling’s Budget the thumbs down today within minutes... more

Lobby groups 'lavish gifts on civil servants'

12.02.09
Top civil servants are being bombarded with free drinks, football tickets, shows and concerts by lobbyists seeking to influence Whitehall, it has been revealed... more

Lobbying baroness accused of breaching Lords rules

02.02.09
The £180,000 chief executive of business lobbying group London First said she was "unashamed" after being dragged into the "peers for hire" furore... more

Third runway for toffs: that idea won’t fly

14.01.09
Amid the fury of the row over Heathrow expansion, the environmental debate gets increasingly eccentric... more

Usmanov finds an enemy on ‘Friends’ site

13.01.09
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This great city can only take off again with a third Heathrow runway

12.01.09
London needs a world-class airport to remain the trading capital of the world — and that means Heathrow must expand, says one business leader ... more

Mr Quick and a lack of judgment

22.12.08
Mr Quick was right to withdraw his remarks but it remains worrying that he made them in the first place... more

Come on, Boris, cheer us all up and rebuild our confidence for 2009

22.12.08
A recession is upon us. For many consumers, business leaders and politicians, it's the first they can remember. Gordon Brown has portrayed himself as saviour of the universe; Boris has his recovery plan. But are our leaders making the right decisions for the economy - above all in London? ... more

Thames Gateway plan needs a single leader, Mayor told

03.12.08
Boris Johnson came under pressure to appoint a "legacy czar" for the £9billion Thames Gateway development or risk losing crucial investment... more

Curb bus congestion in West End, plead bosses

20.10.08
Business leaders in the West End are demanding a swift end to rising congestion caused by buses... more

300,000 jobless in London - and rising

15.10.08
Unemployment is rising faster in London than anywhere else in the country... more

Business blasts plan to scrap third runway

29.09.08
The Tories sparked a furious backlash from business chiefs after vowing to scrap a third runway at Heathrow if they win power... more

Boris slammed over plans for airport in Kent

22.09.08
Airline chiefs have condemned Boris Johnson's plans to close Heathrow and open a new airport on an artificial island on the Thames estuary... more

Don’t cry for me Dame Marjorie

05.09.08
A report yesterday claimed the number of women in top jobs had fallen. But Antonia Cox argues not all women want to enter the corporate battlefield... more

Exodus! Why big business is packing its bags and quitting UK

01.09.08
With the economy on the rocks and poll ratings at historic lows, the last thing the Government needs is business in revolt... more

Don't let Crow play politics with our Tube

18.08.08
The RMT's latest call for strikes on the Underground is not just over a pay demand - it's about holding commuters over a barrel, and its opposition to PPP... more

All systems go for a world class railway

23.07.08
The £16 billion rail link which will transform transport in London has passed a historic milestone... more

City bosses tell Heathrow to reduce flights

25.06.08
Heathrow is hopelessly over-stretched and should consider fewer flights, a report has said... more

£900m upgrade of Victoria line rescheduled for 2012 Olympics

27.05.08
An upgrade of the Victoria line costing £900 million is to be brought forward in time for the 2012 Olympics, Tube bosses have promised... more

Does London need a bigger Heathrow?

23.05.08
Ruth Kelly has come under fire over the expansion of Heathrow and been accused of "extreme moral cowardice" over the controversial plans... more

Video highlights of the debate

23.05.08
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Rules relaxed for revamp of theatreland

08.05.08
Ministers are set to pave the way for a major revamp of West End theatres by relaxing planning rules... more

Stop dithering - we have to fix London's Big Jam

25.04.08
Congestion in the capital is rapidly increasing again. So why won't any of the main mayoral candidates face up to it, asks one business leader... more

A bigger Heathrow can still be greener

26.02.08
For London to retain its status as a global capital our major airport must expand. But critics are wrong to assume the environment must suffer, says one business leader... more

The 6.5mph C-charge zone

13.02.08
Traffic speeds in parts of the congestion charge zone have fallen dramatically - in some cases to even lower than before the toll was introduced five years ago... more

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