London Transport: Tories said Ken’s fares were too high. Mayor Boris backtracks.

Although Red Ken’s “high fares” were an issue for Tory campaigners, Boris Johnson appears to be backtracking on that assertion quite considerably – he now argues that fares are too low to be “reasonable”. In an interview with The London Paper, Boris Johnson argues that there are “real pressures” on TFL’s finances, caused by chronic [...]

A public transport headache for Mayor Johnson.

During the London Mayoral election, Boris seemed to have a little trouble with the figures for the “replacement Routemaster”. First it was £6m. Then £25m. It seemed a figure was finally settled on at £100m. His indecision and lack of knowledge on his own policy sent even Jeremy Paxman to despair: Now it’s been reported [...]

I don't wish to raise any suspicion…

…but why exactly is the Metropolitan Police Authority refusing to publish the report of an inquiry by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in the public domain? The report was read and considered, yet publication has not been confirmed and there is no explanation why. Well, it wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that [...]