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Labour’s plan to gerrymander London’s mayoral election will backfire

Labour’s plan to gerrymander London’s mayoral election will backfire

Giving the vote to teenagers may be getting the headlines, but Labour are also planning to rig London’s mayoral elections by restoring supplementary...

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City A.M.

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No one wants to cancel Notting Hill Carnival – but a blank cheque delays the inevitable

No one wants to cancel Notting Hill Carnival – but a blank cheque delays the inevitable

17 July 2025, 09:46 By James Ford The Notting Hill Carnival is getting more dangerous and more expensive to stage and police. It needs to change if...

19.07.2025 5

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Here’s how failing TfL can restore confidence in our graffiti-riddled Tube

Here’s how failing TfL can restore confidence in our graffiti-riddled Tube

Sky-high pay and bonuses, PR gaffes, and a failure to tackle graffiti and fare dodging suggest that TfL is losing touch with its customers, writes...

11.07.2025 10

City A.M.

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Driverless taxis will make black cabs extinct – and that’s no bad thing

The imminent advent of ‘robo taxis’ may well be the final nail in the coffin of the London cab trade, suggests James Ford By all accounts, a...

26.06.2025 6

City A.M.

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How worried should Ed Miliband be about the CBI’s net zero U-turn?

Net zero secretary Ed Miliband is set to face more pressure over high energy bills in the UK. Is the CBI’s about-face on the cost of net zero a...

13.06.2025 10

City A.M.

James Ford

Can banning ‘bare beating’ force people to wear headphones on the tube?

Passenger on the London Underground with phone ‘Headphone dodgers’ who listen to music on the tube with the sound up are easy to hate but...

30.05.2025 10

City A.M.

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London can’t afford to let rich Nimbys block live music in Brockwell Park

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Sunbathers sit in Brockwell Park with a view of the Gherkin and Shard buildings in the distance on September 13,...

22.05.2025 7

City A.M.

James Ford

Sadiq Khan’s green belt U-turn is an admission of failure on housing

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 08: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan looks on ahead of a celebratory concert to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in...

16.05.2025 8

City A.M.

James Ford

Sadiq Khan is squandering the success of the Elizabeth Line

TfL Image – Elizabeth line passengers Despite the popularity and success of the Elizabeth Line, other major transport projects in the capital are...

02.05.2025 30

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The London taxi trade is dying, and it only has itself to blame

A new report has predicted the demise of the iconic London taxi but it is the cab trade itself – not Uber – that is to blame, writes James Ford ...

18.04.2025 7

City A.M.

James Ford

Is Sadiq Khan finally getting something right on London’s nightlife?

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 26: Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, stands on stage at the Ramadan light switch on at Picadilly Circus on February 26, 2025...

21.03.2025 8

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James Ford

Sadiq Khan’s plan to ‘turbocharge’ London’s economy is wilfully naive

Sadiq Khan (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI) Sadiq Khan’s London Growth Plan is an admirable and ambitious vision for the capital, but...

04.03.2025 3

City A.M.

James Ford

A four-day week for tube drivers is a slap in the face for Londoners

Members of the Aslef union voted overwhelmingly to walk out on a number of dates in November, to cause maximum disruption. Christmas has come...

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City A.M.

James Ford