http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-5493-munira-mirza/topic-rss.do Munira Mirza RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23764269-mayor-attacked-for-trying-to-give-tory-patsy-top-arts-job.do Culture Secretary accuses Boris Johnson of trying to undermine the independence of London's Arts Council by appointing a 'Tory patsy' to head the organisation 2009-11-04T10:09:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23759541-boris-aide-could-step-in-as-arts-chief-after-clash-with-minister.do Boris Johnson's culture adviser could be installed temporarily in one of London's top arts jobs under emergency plans to tackle deadlock with the Government over the appointment 2009-10-22T09:10:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23754222-boris-johnson-attacks-culture-secretary-over-arts-jobs.do Boris Johnson accuses Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw of acting 'outrageously' after the Government blocked the Mayor’s choice for a top London arts job 2009-10-08T12:20:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23724893-only-16-people-enter-the-mayors-web-competition.do 2009-07-28T09:44:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23702932-dont-label-us---we-all-share-our-citys-history.do Every new arrival in the capital has the chance to work hard, put down roots and become a Londoner 2009-06-03T07:43:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23658445-boris-johnson-under-fire-for-too-few-women-in-senior-jobs.do Boris Johnson has been criticised over the lack of women in senior positions in his administration 2009-03-06T09:11:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23654377-flotilla-on-thames-to-celebrate-the-tudor-king.do A Tudor pageant is to take place on the Thames to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's coronation 2009-02-27T09:11:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591256-oyster-card-for-the-arts-in-mayors-culture-masterplan.do An "Oyster card" for the arts, giving free or cheap entry to events and venues, could be handed out to Londoners 2008-11-24T08:47:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23562527-running-london.do <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/js/image-resizer.js"></script> Running the capital involves many leaders outside City Hall to cater for Londoners' lives, as this list shows... 2008-10-01T10:20:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23544915-focus-report-get-the-inside-track-on-londons-art-scene.do If you ever wanted to find out what goes into creating a stage production, a musical performance or an exhibition, Open Rehearsal is returning at the end of September. 2008-08-26T15:37:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23500315-unruly-teenagers-need-tough-love-says-boris.do Boris Johnson has advocated a "tough love" approach to dealing with unruly teenagers and steering them away from violent crime 2008-06-26T07:48:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23497059-off-the-record-life-in-the-old-records-yet.do David Smyth enjoys a book devoted to the soon-to-be-extinct hobby of record shopping, discusses Coldplay's copyright troubles and finds Agyness Deyn's singing is less impressive than her looks. 2008-06-20T11:34:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23496312-comment-a-new-broom-in-city-hall.do Boris Johnson's removal of Ken Livingstone's partner Emma Beal from her &pound;55,000 job at City Hall might be seen by some critics as vindictive 2008-06-18T13:21:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23496154-kens-partner-axed-as-boris-johnson-purges-city-hall-wimmin.do Boris Johnson continued his City Hall clear-out as five senior staff known as "Ken's wimmin" lost their jobs 2008-06-18T08:50:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23488227-raf-hero-snubbed-as-boris-keeps-plinth-art.do Boris Johnson has made a U-turn over his support for a statue to military hero Sir Keith Park on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth 2008-05-29T08:36:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23488241-a-new-breed-of-leaders-can-tackle-knife-culture.do In the wake of another fatal stabbing, fresh thinking by black conservatives is reshaping the old approach to the growing problem of youth violence 2008-05-29T09:14:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23487965-culture-chief-off-message-over-tube-drink-ban.do Boris Johnson's new culture chief is on collision course with the Mayor over two of his key policies 2008-05-28T09:26:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23486309-mayor-reveals-details-and-wages-of-his-key-advisers.do Boris Johnson has delivered on a key election promise by publishing the details - including salaries - of his senior team of advisers 2008-05-21T08:25:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23484553-its-time-for-a-rethink-on-the-fourth-plinth-says-mayors-new-culture-and-arts-director.do Boris Johnson's new culture director attacks the politically correct "box-ticking" approach to the arts in London 2008-05-14T11:29:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23484372-revolving-doors-as-city-hall-and-tube-chiefs-quit.do Two of London's most senior civil servants announce they are quitting as the dizzying pace of staff changes continues at City Hall 2008-05-13T15:29:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23482952-whos-in-and-whos-out.do 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. 2008-05-07T15:31:17Z