Huge funds are handed over to prestige schemes in the capital. But modest funds for projects elsewhere would provide better value.
Rent control is not the answer. But we must ensure that deposits owed are promptly repaid and that rogue landlords are exposed.
Shortlists have been chosen for London South West and for Croydon and Sutton. The elections take place next year.
The experience of San Francisco was that the policy caused the supply of available rental housing to be reduced by 15 per cent.
“We want to kick-starting a transport revolution that steers our population towards healthier ways of getting from A to B.”
Prominence must be given to the whole team. We must take the chance to build up our activist base throughout the capital.
Why not build more co-working spaces into large retail units, to fit modern lifestyles? Places like Pret A Manger already double as mobile offices for many people.
Our concerns aren’t in Europe, or America. They’re local. They’re at the end of our road. We are worried about the dire state of crime, housing and air quality.
We must bring in the technology to allow frontline police officers to carry scanners which enable them to detect knives and guns beneath clothing
“We don’t intervene early enough with crime, we’re not supporting young people enough to learn how to avoid those things.”
Greater clarity is needed to prevent special interest groups from presenting a misleading picture.
London’s Mayor is overseeing an administration typified by virtue signalling, financial incompetence, and wasteful spending.
Our capital is an aspirational city where a message of opportunity from our party should cut through. We can win these voters back. We just need to try.
Theresa May co-authored a report in 2012 which identified key lessons from a notable success story. Seven years later, why has so little been done?