Anyone who’s picked up the London Evening Standard in the past few weeks will be painfully aware that it is living up to its nickname “The Evening Boris”. But leaked correspondence seen by Left Futures would suggest that not all at Standard HQ are happy with this. Last month Darryl Chamberlain drew attention to the shift […]
Posts Tagged ‘London’
Moving on from ‘Ken and the Jews’
Mar 29th, 2012 by Ken Livingstone.The last week saw my relationship with the Jewish community in the headlines. I agree with those including in my own party who want to break out of the “drama” of “Ken and the Jewish community” – it’s time to move on from that, onto something less headline-grabbing but more dynamic. I understand the dismay […]
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Ken and the Jews
Mar 27th, 2012 by Jon Lansman.Unlike Jonathan Freedland of the Guardian, I shall be voting for Ken Livingstone to be London’s Mayor, I shall be out campaigning for him and I shall be arguing against those in Labour’s ranks who, from the outset, have sought to undermine and damage his campaign. He offers the best policies for London and his […]
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What exactly is London’s problem with Liverpool?
Dec 30th, 2011 by David Osler.London has a Conservative mayor who famously accused Liverpool of displaying a ‘deeply unattractive psyche’, and even of ‘wallowing in its victim status’. But as a cockney myself, I reckon scousers can be forgiven for feeling that little bit chippy. Nor is Boris Johnson’s attitude any novelty within his party, as is demonstrated by today’s revelation that […]
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Dan Hodges doesn’t want Ken to win, and won’t vote for him
Nov 3rd, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Yesterday, asking the question “does Progress want Ken to win?“, I confess I missed something. I did take a holiday in August. 10 days. Missed both the riots, and, it turns out, an interesting piece Dan Hodges wrote for the New Statesman. In it he reveals that, in his view, “neither Boris Johnson nor Ken […]
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Does Progress want Ken to win? (updated)
Nov 2nd, 2011 by Jon Lansman.The November issue of Progress magazine carries three articles on the theme “Can Ken Win?” The cover story, by Dan Hodges, that good friend of Labour who now writes for the Torygraph, concludes: “That he will lose is inevitable“. Fortunately, Dan’s election predictions are, famously, almost never right. The justification for this prediction, it seems, is […]
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What moral right does this council of the 1% have to evict those who defend the 99%?
Nov 1st, 2011 by Jon Lansman.The Corporation of London represents the 1% in a very precise way. They are its electorate. Most “electors” in the City of London (approximately 24,000 in 2009) are appointed by corporations — most of which are engaged in banking or financial services — as are the elected councillors.
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#OccupyLSX is a peaceful protest and deserves a hearing
Oct 31st, 2011 by Ken Livingstone.This has been a peaceful protest, and it should be approached on that basis. City Hall has a duty to accommodate those who wish to protest in London and ensure their safety whilst ensuring the London does not grind to a halt. No one wants or expects there to be permanent camps – all protests […]
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Occupy London Stock Exchange takes it to the City this Saturday
Oct 12th, 2011 by Newsdesk.As protests on Wall Street capture the imagination of the world, with people taking to the streets to hold the global financial system to task, a diverse group of Londoners is coming together to launch a peaceful occupation near the London Stock Exchange (LSX) at Paternoster Square. In little over a week, the OccupyLSX Facebook […]
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Defend Ken from Guido’s nonsense
Aug 24th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.The election to the post of London’s Mayor in 2012 is an absolutely key election that Labour must win to show it is nationally back on the map. Partly this is to do with symbolism, but it also reflects the goodly number of parliamentary seats up for grabs in London. It is no surprise then […]
