Ken Livingstone

Boris Johnson aide Tim Parker The axe man who axed himself

telegraph.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   33 related          

For a man who made his name cutting jobs at some of Britain's biggest companies, Tim Parker probably never thought that he would have to axe himself. By Christopher Hope, Home Affairs Editor Tim Parker came to City Hall with a...                    

London Underground Tube strike to begin tomorrow

telegraph.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   20 related          

Commuters in London face three days of disruption because of a 72-hour strike by maintenance workers. By David Millward, Transport Editor A planned strike by Underground workers is likely to affects thousands of commuters...                    

Boris criticises Cameron's broken society as 'piffle' as mayor is hit by second resignation

dailymail.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   13 related          

Boris Johnson has described David Cameron's claim that Britain has a 'broken society' as 'piffle'. In an intervention that will dismay Tory HQ, the London mayor said Britain's success at the Olympics had proved that the youth...                    

Olympics: Athletics- Linford Christie has had his cold turkey and should not be on the run

guardian.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   2 related          

Darren Campbell remembers the day in 1999 when he heard that Linford Christie had tested positive for nandrolone. Campbell had been with Christie at an indoor meeting in Dortmund when the test was taken. Then aged 38 and long...                    

Pandora: McCall Smith comes out fighting over the critical 'Ladies' killers

independent.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   1 related          

Alexander McCall Smith has launched a posthumous defence of Anthony Minghella, the director behind the television adaptation of his best-selling book The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. The film, which the BBC screened over the...                    

Harry Phibbs: Boris and the Green cable car brigade

guardian.co.uk     18-Aug-2008          

The Green party is a modest but growing political force in the land. Anyway I was delighted to find my prejudices about Greens challenged by a proposal from the Green group in the London Assembly for a cable car crossing over...                    

Swedish thoughts

spectator.co.uk     18-Aug-2008          

I’m now back from my fortnight in Sweden where I kept my word to give up Coffee House for a fortnight. There’s something about the country that makes it a lodestar for left and right, and the reasons why hit you as you travel...                    

Planning laws pit residents against developers in fight to protect green space in built-up areas

guardian.co.uk     17-Aug-2008          

Britain's insatiable demand for new homes means that planning laws are pitting residents against developers in the fight to protect what little green space remains in built-up areas. 'But we are angry,' said Julia Bates,...                    

Gavin, Stacey ... and Dave - Cameron's secret crush on comedy star

thisislondon.co.uk     16-Aug-2008   5 related          

Over 12 tumultuous months, GQ editor DYLAN JONES, left, was given unprecedented access to David Cameron for a new book. But when Brown went on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1 in the autumn and prevaricated about why he hadn't...                    

Gordon Brown 'snubbed' over his Britishness exhibition at the British Library

telegraph.co.uk     16-Aug-2008   1 related          

When Gordon Brown called on the British Library to stage an exhibition about Britishness he perhaps envisaged a patriotic celebration of the national identity. By Chris Hastings, Arts and Media Editor, Beth Jones and Stephanie...