Sadiq Khan CANCELS New Year’s Eve celebrations in the capital

Sadiq Khan was today criticised for his ‘devastating’ decision to scrap the New Year’s Eve fireworks in London – as events industry bosses urged him to consider the impact of cancellation. The Mayor of London has confirmed the display, which typically takes place near the London Eye, will not go ahead as ‘we can’t afford’ … Read more

Sadiq Khan CANCELS New Year’s Eve celebrations in the capital

Sadiq Khan has cancelled New Year’s Eve celebrations in London as he confirmed there will be ‘no fireworks’ and ‘nothing happening’ on December 31.     The Mayor of London explained the display, which typically takes place near the London Eye, will not go ahead as ‘we can’t afford’ to have large numbers of people congregating amid … Read more

London’s vast array of bike lanes lie empty

Startling pictures reveal how many of London’s growing array of cycle lanes lie empty, while traffic piles up in narrowed roads nearby as Sadiq Khan’s war on motorists continues.  Photographs taken today and yesterday across the capital in the likes of Tooting, Streatham, Balham, Islington, Mayfair and Victoria showed how the lanes were empty while … Read more

London’s vast array of bike lanes lie empty

London’s vast array of new bicycle lanes were mostly empty this week despite Mayor Sadiq Khan launching a huge drive to get people to walk or cycle instead of using public transport. Photographs taken today and yesterday across the capital in the likes of Tooting, Streatham, Balham, Islington, Mayfair and Victoria showed how the lanes … Read more

Soho remains a no-go: Fears for future of London’s ‘beating heart’ as Covid keeps offices shut

The future of Soho and Fitzrovia as the ‘beating heart’ of London is in doubt as offices across the capital remain largely empty – as restaurateur Jeremy King slammed Sadiq Khan over the ‘damaging’ congestion charge.  The locations are known around the world as the centre of British advertising, film and TV production, but workers … Read more

Ghost town London’s £5.7BILLION black hole: Taxpayers face bill as lost fares leave TfL £3.5bn short

The coronavirus pandemic has left the Greater London area with an estimated £5.7billion black hole in its public finances – after the lockdown and work from home economy sapped £575million a day from the capital’s economy in a £66.9billion hammer blow. Now taxpayers face having to pick up the bill for the lost revenue in … Read more

Ghost town London’s £5.7BILLION black hole: Taxpayers face bill as lost fares leave TfL £3.5bn short

The coronavirus pandemic has left the Greater London area with an estimated £5.7billion black hole in its public finances – after the lockdown and work from home economy sapped £575million a day from the capital’s economy in a £66.9billion hammer blow. Now taxpayers face having to pick up the bill for the lost revenue in … Read more

Sadiq Khan admits for first time that staff working from home is a ‘BIG PROBLEM for central London’.

Sadiq Khan admits for first time that staff working from home is a ‘BIG PROBLEM for central London’… after months of warning people to stay off Tubes London Mayor had previously urged people to stay off the underground Mr Khan warned earlier this year they should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ Now he … Read more

Sadiq Khan admits for first time that staff working from home is a ‘BIG PROBLEM for central London’.

Sadiq Khan admits for first time that staff working from home is a ‘BIG PROBLEM for central London’… after months of warning people to stay off Tubes London Mayor had previously urged people to stay off the underground Mr Khan warned earlier this year they should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ Now he … Read more