Boris Johnson

Househild bills: Tapping into a water meter could bring your bills down

guardian.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

The regulator thinks so and Boris Johnson likes them, but the reality may be complicated, says Lisa Bachelor Water metres, devices that regulator Ofwat claims can save the typical household 10 per cent on its bill, are...                    

London 2012: Olympic journey begins in wind, rain - and on pebbles

guardian.co.uk     12 hrs ago          

London 2012 Twelve days after Beijing Games the countdown to London began on Brighton beach It started with Darren Clarke and Ian Poulter. Meanwhile, down on Brighton beach, Kim Smith and Phoebe Jeffery, along with eight...                    

Letters: Driving in bus lanes is no trivial offence

guardian.co.uk     yesterday          

While Marcel Berlins (G2, September 3) makes compelling points re discrepancies between high fines for misuse of rubbish bins and low penalties for violent assaults or using a mobile phone while driving, his assumption...                    

Dave Hill: Mayor Johnson aims to be tough on crime and its causes

guardian.co.uk     yesterday   10 related          

Neither the man from the Metropolitan police nor London's mayor could be accused of presentation fatigue. At a joint press conference at City Hall on Wednesday, Boris Johnson and Sir Paul Stephenson hawked Scotland Yard's...                    

Warning over Games Tube plan

bbc.co.uk     yesterday   1 related          

The mayor wants Tube services round-the-clock during the 2012 Games A union has said "huge difficulties" and safety issues need to be addressed to make 24-hour Tube services possible during the 2012 Olympics in London. The...                    

Boris Johnson likes a curry at City Hall

guardian.co.uk     yesterday          

From Kitchen Rat: Although sartorial excellence might not be the major's strongest suit, it appears he is at least hardworking, so much so that he rarely has time for more than an expresso or a Diet Coke in City Hall's...                    

2012 bosses deny demolition plan

bbc.co.uk     yesterday          

An artist's impression of the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London London 2012 bosses have denied they are seriously considering a plan to flatten the Olympic Stadium after the Games. Reports have suggested the £525m...                    

London Tube and bus fares rise by 6 per cent

timesonline.co.uk     05-Sep-2008   7 related          

Boris Johnson risked the wrath of commuters yesterday when he announced a 6 per cent increase in Tube and bus fares. The Mayor of London blamed the hike on his predecessor, Ken Livingstone, claiming that he had left him...                    

Simon Jenkins: The great hope of local politics has become Margaret Thatcher in a kilt

guardian.co.uk     05-Sep-2008   35 related          

The wax is melting. Like Margaret Thatcher before him, Salmond's downfall will date from the day he began to meddle with Scottish taxes. On Wednesday Salmond rose in the Scottish parliament and proposed a "local" income...                    

Letters: A question of privilege

guardian.co.uk     05-Sep-2008          

Please don't rush to judge all the middle-class parents who send their kids to private schools by the same harsh yardstick (I just want the best for my kids, G2, September 3). Name and address supplied My son attends the...                    

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