Pedicab politics, the demise of WH Smith and taxman ghostings: catch up on the latest gossip in this week’s edition of The Capitalist

POETRY, PEDICABS AND PETTY, PETTY POLITICS

It can be hard to get noticed in the House of Commons, particularly these days given there are hundreds of new MPs trying to catch the attention of journalists. Spare a thought for Lib Dem MP Roz Savage, who attempted to deliver a poem she’d written about environment secretary Steve Reed. She was promptly stopped by the Speaker on the grounds that members shouldn’t refer to other MPs by name, leaving her adrift with stanzas of Reed rhymes that no longer worked.

But it’s not just poetry plaguing parliament, with this week bringing a long-awaited update to the government’s promised crackdown on pedicabs (yes the tuk-tuks) which the Tories last year vowed to end the “scourge” of in the capital. The music-blasting rickshaws came under fire for, quite frankly, being annoying, but also – somehow – all being completely unlicensed.

Not anymore though! Ministers this week passed a law which will give Transport for London the power to regulate the cowboy industry, while also opening a public consultation inviting people to “have their say”. City AM investigated the matter last year and........

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