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Be a young Games maker

06.10.11
Older teenagers are being given a chance to help out with events of the Olympics. Joshi Herrmann met a group of pupils from an Enfield school who have already experienced the thrill... more

Boris aide: We should tax expensive homes far more

23.09.11
Three new top bands of council tax - which could hit London hard - would be fair, one of Boris Johnson's senior aides claims ... more

MPs meet to discuss Britain's position in Europe

12.09.11
A new parliamentary group of eurosceptic Conservative MPs is to meet to discuss Britain's position in Europe amid growing unrest in the party... more

Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson named as new Waterstone's Children's Laureate

07.06.11
The author of the best-selling book The Gruffalo today pledged to 'act out her stories' as she was named the new Waterstone's Children's Laureate... more

Boris Johnson takes control of Royal Parks, with pledge to defend their character

19.01.11
Royal Parks finally to come under Boris Johnson's control but with strong safeguards to protect their traditional character... more

Ark Royal could be turned into a museum moored in Docklands

01.12.10
The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal could be brought to London and transformed into a museum and visitor attraction... more

Boris Johnson: Whitehall staff must be paid the London living wage

23.07.10
Boris Johnson has called for his London living wage to be applied across Whitehall to help the Standard’s Dispossessed campaign... more

Give Mayor power to raise his own cash, says Boris Johnson's policy chief

07.07.10
Boris Johnson should be given greater tax-raising powers by the coalition Government, his policy director said... more

Warning that levy will ‘devastate’ London’s art market

01.07.10
London's art market will be devastated if action is not taken to block the imposition of a European levy on sales, its leaders warn... more

Give power to those who live in this city

15.06.10
With a new government dedicated to devolution, it is time to loosen Whitehall’s vice-like grip on London... more

To keep the City we must tackle Europe head-on

19.05.10
The biggest threat to London as a financial services centre is the tidal wave of regulation and taxation coming at us... more

Artists donate work for charity gala auction

03.12.09
A number of leading artists have donated works to a gala auction to be held in London next week... more

Student who urinated on war memorial is spared jail

26.11.09
Student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was spared prison because of his overwhelming remorse... more

Boris in crony row over his key aide's LDA role

07.07.09
Boris Johnson was accused of cronyism after he appointed one of his key aides to the London Development Agency... more

Have our men really become the Bad Dads?

23.06.09
Why do we bother with Father's Day? The male parent offers precious little to celebrate. Most fathers are absent, in mind if not in body, and those that are present are greedy, stupid, lazy, drunk, selfish and bald... more

Champion of picture books named Children's Laureate

09.06.09
Author and illustrator Anthony Browne was announced as the Children's Laureate, and described how picture books helped families to bond... more

Mayor wants to attract more foreign students

13.05.09
Boris Johnson opened a potential new split with Tory leaders by announcing plans to encourage more long-term migration by overseas students... more

Londoners paying price of PM's manic meddling, says Boris

25.11.08
Boris Johnson unleashed an unprecedented personal attack on Gordon Brown as it emerged London was the big loser of the mini-budget... more

Borrow to spend now but pay later

25.11.08
Far from boosting confidence, the Chancellor's pre-Budget report has alarmed critics and supporters alike... more

Mayor's plans to help capital 'weather the financial storm'

27.10.08
Boris Johnson has announced plans to help London through the financial crisis... more

Welfare state makes people lazy says Mayor aide

24.09.08
A key adviser to Boris Johnson has attacked Britain's welfare system, blaming it for making people selfish and lazy... more

Tories 'will not be able to cut taxes'

04.09.08
Boris Johnson's newly-appointed policy guru claimed there was a growing case for public spending cuts... 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

Prescott tries to blame Boris for 'insane' report

14.08.08
John Prescott has sought to smear London Mayor Boris Johnson over a report arguing a million northerners should migrate to the capital... 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

Our new man in town to fight political correctness

23.07.08
I first met Anthony Browne, Boris Johnson's new policy director, in the newsroom of The Observer in 2002... more

Think tank chief joins team Boris

22.07.08
Boris Johnson has appointed the director of a leading Tory think tank as his director of policy at City Hall... more

Comment: Exciting times at the Tories' feeder school

22.07.08
Think tanks surely ought to be boring. Yet when Policy Exchange held its summer party recently, guests had to crush themselves into the room... more

Tax plan 'could crush art market'

25.02.08
London's booming art market could be crushed by the "nondom" tax proposals, experts have warned... more


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