Campaigners are calling on the new Government to scrap plans for the Lower Thames Crossing - a Tory era project - and to instead invest the £10+ billion in public transport.
Tag: London
Dave Wetzel Obituary: a core member of the GLC leadership
Dave Wetzel, who has died aged 82, was a core member of the leadership group that ran the Greater London Council from 1981 to 1986, and an architect of the flagship ‘Fare’s Fair’ policy.
Ken Livingstone’s GLC & Mayoral Days
Yesterday, Ken Livingstone's family issued a statement that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
Glenda Jackson’s admirable dedication to fairness – Simon Fletcher
Simon Fletcher remembers Glenda Jackson's "admiral dedication" to fairness, and the mayoral selection where she stood up for members' rights and the democratic principles of the Labour Party.
“We must all fight back” – Mel Taylor, TSSA, speaks out against London Transport Cuts
Attending the RMT's rally to save London's transport services, Mel Taylor joined speakers including US senator Bernie Sanders to speak out against deliberate under-funding and cuts.
Have your say – Oppose TfL’s London Bus cuts
London is currently facing the biggest bus cuts in decades. TFL is consulting on plans to cut and shorten dozens of routes. Unite the Union is calling for action to oppose the cuts.