The Elizabeth Line anniversary is a reminder of what London and other cities can achieve with the right kind of investment May 24, 2023 The Elizabeth Line, a clamorous success, was enabled by investment from the national government, but mainly from London's government and businesses. It's a model we should replicate, writes John Dickie
City Lord Mayor says ‘the word London shouldn’t be an insult’ May 30, 2022 The words “metropolitan and London” should not be used as an insult and the capital needs to share in the government’s levelling up programme, according to London Lord Mayor Vincent Keaveny. Keaveny will tonight tell the annual London government dinner at Mansion House that “London is one of the UK’s strongest assets – anything which [...]
Consultancy ads for driverless Tube trains prompt unions to issue strike threat September 28, 2021 A range of adverts for a consultancy contract to explore the introduction of driverless trains on London Underground has prompted a leading rail workers union to raise the threat of industrial action. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said the move was part of Government-driven spending cuts on the Tube. General secretary Mick Lynch said [...]
Elizabeth Line usage soars by 41 per cent as London commuters get around tube and rail strikes March 17, 2023 One in six journeys on Britain’s transport network have been made on the new Elizabeth line, with 62m taken on London’s newest railway between October and December 2022. Out of almost 370m rail passenger journeys across the UK, Crossrail accounted for 41 per cent, according to new figures released by the Office for Rail and [...]
Extinction Rebellion cause traffic delays at Trafalgar Square September 1, 2021 Transport for London warned of disruptions to traffic after roads leading to Trafalgar Square were blocked in both directions by Extinction Rebellion protestors. Earlier this afternoon roads were closed as XR activists attended rallies to mark the tenth consecutive day of demonstrations. Key roads were blocked as the protestors made their way from Parliament Square [...]
Whoever wins the fight over housing and energy will hold the key to victory September 5, 2023 With Parliament back, both parties need to focus on what's going to matter to voters in the next months: housing and energy prices will be top issues, together with questions on net zero, writes Elena Siniscalco
Letters: Keep your house in order February 23, 2022 [RE: Build some bloody houses? An old call but no less relevant today, Feb 21] This is spot on. Unfortunately the Mayor of London isn’t helping. Last Friday Sadiq Khan’s latest figures showed that 39,188 affordable homes still need to be started by March 2023, to meet his 116,000 target. So after six years as [...]
Tfl set to cut hours of London Overground ticket offices January 7, 2020 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed it will cut the hours of London Overground ticket offices after an ongoing row with the rail union. TfL announced today that a swathe of ticket offices will have their hours cut if they are deemed to not be busy enough to be open all day. Read more: London [...]
Sadiq Khan wants to make not wearing a mask on Tube a criminal offence August 5, 2021 Refusing to wear a face mask on the Tube should be made into a criminal offence, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor of London wants the government to introduce a new bye-law that would enshrine face mask wearing on Transport for London (TfL) in law. Wearing a face mask in enclosed spaces is no longer [...]
Congestion charge to be rolled back to 18:00 on weekdays July 28, 2021 The London congestion charge will stop at 18:00 on weekdays under new proposals from Transport for London (TfL) to encourage punters to return to the capital’s hospitality hotspots in the evenings. However, on weekends it will become operational between 12:00 and 18:00, in order to reduce congestion in central London and get people back on [...]