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Veronica Wadley's credentials for arts council job can't be enhanced by Boris Johnson's stubborness

I'm waiting with baited breath news of Mayor Johnson's proposed, defiant re-run of the process for appointing the new National Member for London, Arts Council England (to give the position its formal title). There is talk of legal advice being obtained. ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Boris Johnson,  Ben Bradshaw,  Evening Standard

Brian Coleman AM opposed Cricklewood re-development in 2004

A huge glossy document entitled Cricklewood, Brent Cross and West Hendon Regeneration Development Framework arrived at my flat just before Christmas. There we have it in full colour: a future for the western side of our borough involving various New ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Brian Coleman

2012 Olympics legacy must respect wishes of local people

From my latest for Comment is Free: At present there is much uncertainty. The Games website maps a future of sylvan "character areas" and murmurs seductively of wetland habitats, a "learning and innovation centre" and cutting-edge waste recycling ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Nov 2009

London's Olympic legacy up in the air | Dave Hill

Local residents are concerned about what will remain after Olympic Park's runners and jumpers have left the stadium There's been a new addition to the confusing constellation of boards, committees and arms-length agencies responsible for making 2012 ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dave Hill,  Jules Pipe,  Robin Wales,  Zaha Hadid,  Tesco P.L.C.

Boris Johnson under fire over underwriting sports convention losses

Boris Johnson will today come under fire over his decision to use taxpayers' money to underwrite losses for a key London event despite financial pressures at his economic agency. The mayor's director of marketing, Dan Ritterband, has been called by the ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Boris Johnson

Olympic stories: Hackney Wick

Dave Hill kicks off a new series of Olympics stories, looking at the people and places affected by the 2012 Games Your IP address will be logged When autoplay is on, videos on these pages will autoplay Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay ...

From DAVE HILL, FRANCESCA PANETTA, DAVID LEVENE, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dave Hill

How often might Boris Johnson "new Routemaster" open platform be closed?

Let's assume, as I expect we can, that Wrightbus and Alexander Dennis have fully addressed the part of Transport for London's specification for the capital's new bus that was summarised in a June press release as follows: An open platform. A defining ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Boris Johnson

How well is the Met's Operation Blunt 2 working?

Is stop and search having a positive effect on knife crime? The Islington Gazette reported recently that "nearly 9,500 young people under 18 were stopped and searched by Islington police in 2008...an average of 180 a week." The paper added that this ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Tube upgrade work puts london transport disruption in perspective

Bus passengers are set for more disruption as plans have been revealed for a 48-hour drivers' strike. The 2,500 workers from the East London Bus and Coach Company will be on strike from 3am on Friday (November 20) to 3am on Sunday...The Unite union ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Boris Johnson

Just two companies still in contention to build Boris Johnson's "New Routemaster"

First there were six bus manufacturers in contention to build Mayor Johnson's signature "New Routemaster", then five, then four, then three. And now only two remain. Bus trade connoisseurs won't be surprised to learn that they are Wrightbus of ...

From DAVE HILL, Guardian Unlimited,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Boris Johnson

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