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Mayor�s vision for building has its emphasis on quality

16.10.09

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�Frustrated� Lord Rogers quits as Boris Johnson's design expert

18.09.09

Leading architect Richard Rogers announces that he is to quit his City Hall role as design adviser to Boris Johnson as it did not give him 'sufficient scope'... more

Mayor scraps transport hubs to focus on suburbs

22.07.09

Plans for new transport 'super hubs' and a high-speed orbital route around London have been dropped by Mayor Boris Johnson... more

Boris is the last hope for Queen�s Market traders

13.05.09

A scheme to demolish a market in east London and replace it with a tower block has been approved by City Hall planners... more

Day of the long knives at City Hall as Boris axes 120 jobs

24.03.09

City Hall staff told of a "climate of fear" as up to 120 positions were cut as a result of Boris Johnson's restructuring plans... more

Post-Olympic push is set to be a private affair

21.11.08

Property: It is important to decide just what to do with the Olympic Games site post-2012... more

It's time for some blue sky thinking, Boris

28.10.08

The Johnson regime has made a solid start with its building strategy. Now the Mayor can seize the opportunity to make a better, more beautiful London... more

Property

08.10.08

The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch. ... more

Running London

08.10.08

Running the capital involves many leaders outside City Hall to cater for Londoners' lives, as this list shows...... more

Now Team Boris really needs to get into gear

21.08.08

Tim Parker's resignation is proof that the Mayor hasn't got his City Hall machine right. He must have people around him who know what he wants - and how to get it done... more

Revealed: why Boris had to draw blood in the battle for power

20.08.08

The departure of first deputy mayor Tim Parker is being seen as a blunder by Boris. But it was the millionaire businessman's own thirst for power that led to his downfall... more

Comment: Mayor marks his first 100 days

11.08.08

Today Boris Johnson marks his first 100 days as London's Mayor. It has been a promising start. Now he needs to look ahead and redefine City Hall's approach to key issues, from policing to the Olympics... more

Boris, beware the battle of the egos

05.08.08

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 ... more

Boris aide: Run schools for profit

27.06.08

State schools should be run for profit by private companies, a senior aide to London Mayor Boris Johnson believes... more

Councils told to curb spy tactics

23.06.08

Councils were today urged to stop using surveillance powers for offences such as littering and dog fouling... more

Comment: a new broom in City Hall

18.06.08

Boris Johnson's removal of Ken Livingstone's partner Emma Beal from her £55,000 job at City Hall might be seen by some critics as vindictive... more

Boris wants fountains to replace bottles

09.06.08

Water fountains could be put up in parks and public spaces across London under plans being developed by Boris Johnson... more

Team Boris

23.05.08

The way the new Mayor runs London offers a blueprint of how a Conservative government would run the country... more

Mayor reveals details (and wages) of his key advisers

21.05.08

Boris Johnson has delivered on a key election promise by publishing the details - including salaries - of his senior team of advisers... more

Comment: credit crunch will dictate skyline

19.05.08

Suddenly everything has changed. Two months ago, prospective developers were being told to make every proposal bigger and higher. London seemed on its way to becoming a city of towers, a Thames-side Dubai or Shanghai... more

Mayor's adviser will work for free after legal row over appointment

16.05.08

The Mayor's new planning adviser will not be paid a salary following a row over the legality of his appointment... more

Who's in and who's out

07.05.08

The energy of London is nowhere more reflected than in the shifting balance of power among its thoughtmakers, trendsetters and leaders. Every week, Gideon Spanier looks at who's in and who's out. ... more

Mayor names Cabinet members ... including his four deputies

06.05.08

Boris Johnson's revolution at City Hall continued apace as he appointed senior Tories to lead the police and fire authorities... more

Town hall chiefs: this idea will cut our waste

10.03.08

Council leaders have given their support to the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign... more

Election diary

07.03.08

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Behaviour contracts for 600 'problem' families

06.03.08

A London council is making "problem" families sign good behaviour contracts which could lead to eviction from council homes or benefits being withdrawn... more

This non-stop nagging won't get any of us off the bottle

04.03.08

The Prime Minister has uttered two cheers for 24-hour drinking. Yes, there will be a crackdown on premises flogging booze to underage drinkers, and yes, there will be a campaign to persuade us not to damage our health and looks, but overall the Government feels the more liberal drinking regime is by no means a disaster... more