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Terror on the Tube: Which is the Underground’s most haunted station?

Terror on the Tube: Which is the Underground’s most haunted station?

Friday 30 October 2026 5:08 am  |   Updated:  Wednesday 28 October 2026 2:54 pm Terror on the Tube: Which is the...

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City A.M.

James Ford

Fines for men going topless in French towns? Bonne idée!

I don’t say this very often, but I think the French are on to something. Listen to this article Several French seaside towns - Deauville, La...

13.07.2026 40

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James Ford

No air conditioning on the Tube? Blame Sadiq Khan

Thursday 09 July 2026 5:18 am  |   Updated:  Wednesday 08 July 2026 12:28 pm No air conditioning on the Tube? Blame...

09.07.2026 40

City A.M.

James Ford

Why English literature graduates shouldn’t be Prime Minister

Tuesday 30 June 2026 5:34 am  |   Updated:  Monday 29 June 2026 10:53 am Why English literature graduates shouldn’t...

30.06.2026 40

City A.M.

James Ford

Is ‘Stop Reform’ now the most powerful force in UK politics?

Thursday 25 June 2026 5:59 am  |   Updated:  Monday 29 June 2026 9:53 am Is ‘Stop Reform’ now the most powerful...

29.06.2026 40

City A.M.

James Ford

You don’t have to be chav to lead the Labour Party, but it helps!

Thursday 21 May 2026 5:21 am  |   Updated:  Wednesday 20 May 2026 11:28 am You don’t have to be chav to lead the...

21.05.2026 40

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James Ford

Northern pettiness will doom the UK's Olympics bid

I have never said this before and will probably never say it again: Sadiq Khan is right about something. (That was painful to admit). Listen to this...

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James Ford

Make foreign tourists pay to keep museums free for Londoners

Thursday 02 April 2026 5:58 am  |   Updated:  Wednesday 01 April 2026 2:58 pm Make foreign tourists pay to keep...

02.04.2026 60

City A.M.

James Ford

How sectarian is London’s politics?

Thursday 05 March 2026 5:43 am  |   Updated:  Wednesday 04 March 2026 3:24 pm How sectarian is London’s politics? ...

05.03.2026 50

City A.M.

James Ford

Ticket promotions will not lure passengers back to London's failing transport network

City Hall is set to spend £20 million on ‘fares innovation’ in a bid to lure Londoners back to the capital’s transport system. But occasional...

24.02.2026 40

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James Ford

Got an oyster card? Then you’d better get used to paying more for less

The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has this morning announced a £1.4m cash injection for community sport across the capital. If freezing rail...

09.01.2026 40

City A.M.

James Ford

Why are people pooping on the pavements of the Square Mile?

Why is the City of London running an advertising campaign reminding people not to despoil the streets at Christmas? Asks James Ford The City of...

24.12.2025 40

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James Ford

Could Zack Polanski be the Conservatives’ useful idiot?

(Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) Rather than being scared of Zack Polanski, perhaps those on the centre right should learn to stop worrying...

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James Ford

Eye-watering fare rises will not solve TfL’s problems – they will only make them worse

By James Ford Londoners are set to pay through the nose to ride on the tube, take a bus or drive their cars in the capital from March and every March...

15.12.2025 30

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James Ford

Does the Chancellor hate London?

By James Ford Well, the wait is finally over. After months of speculation, pre-briefing, kite flying, pitch rolling and seemingly endless rumours,...

02.12.2025 30

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James Ford

London is getting the wrong new railway

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Thamesmead is the wrong railway, at the wrong price, for all the wrong political reasons, argues James...

26.11.2025 30

City A.M.

James Ford

Sadiq Khan is no Zohran Mamdani

(Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Mamdani is a young, rising star with no record to defend. By 2028, Sadiq Khan will have been Mayor of...

14.11.2025 40

City A.M.

James Ford

Mayor Polanski? It’s more likely than you think…

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Green Party leader Zack Polanski runs into the hall to deliver his speech on the first day of the Green Party...

31.10.2025 40

City A.M.

James Ford

Cutting affordable housing quotas is a slap in the face for Labour voters

If Labour is no longer in favour of building affordable housing, what exactly is the party for, asks James Ford Housebuilding in London has ground to...

21.10.2025 50

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James Ford

Is Sadiq trying to gaslight Londoners about crime? 

The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has this morning announced a £1.4m cash injection for community sport across the capital. The Mayor is...

17.10.2025 30

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James Ford

Digital ID cards are a sign of a Groundhog Day government that’s out of ideas

Image generated by Google Gemini Digital ID cards – or ‘Brit cards’ as Starmer calls them – are a Blair-era policy being recycled at the...

03.10.2025 30

City A.M.

James Ford

London needs a shadow Mayor

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 05: A commercial boat makes its way under Tower Bridge on February 05, 2025 in London, England. Campaigners from...

20.09.2025 40

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James Ford

Angela Rayner: People in tax-dodge houses shouldn’t throw stones

Angela Rayner’s tax affairs have become a major headache for the Prime Minister Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner will be lucky to survive this...

04.09.2025 40

City A.M.

James Ford

When it comes to Sadiq Khan, we all agree with Donald Trump – right?

London Mayor Sadiq Khan continues his crusade against Treasury on the terms of the Spending Review. (Photo by Justin Tallis – WPA Pool/Getty Images)...

08.08.2025 40

City A.M.

James Ford