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• Boris Johnson saves woman from girl gang

  
  Net News Daily — Authority: 575
  The Mayor of London Boris Johnson rescued a woman, named Franny Armstrong, from a gang of armed girls before chasing them down the road on his bicycle. Armstrong said that she was attacked by a group of girls, one of them was said to be armed with an iron bar in Camden, North London before getting chased away by ...
  5 days ago

• Super Boris

  
  Not a sheep — Authority: 148
  The BBC are pained to have to report the heroism of Boris Johnson who "rescued a woman who was being attacked by an armed group of young girls, chasing them down the road on his bicycle." The woman he defended "admitted that she did not agree with Mr Johnsons politics and had voted for rival Ken Livingstone in the ...
  5 days ago

• Who would be best Labour candidate to beat Boris Johnson?

  
  UK news: Dave Hill's London blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 135
  Probably not, but I enjoyed writing the attention-seeking headline and it did seem worth a whimsical punt . As I wrote in comments yesterday, a Mandy for Mayor campaign isnt such a daft idea. Set aside those "Prince of Darkness" reservations for a moment and think ahead... By this time next year Labour will ...
  5 days ago

• Lessons from Europe on the far right

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  I am an British MEP of Asian origin sitting in the same parliament as Nick Griffin. In most of the countries of the EU there are examples of how mainstream and popular the far-right message is, matured by proportional voting elections ( Ministers warn of poll boost for BNP after Question Time , 24 October). So why did ...
  2 weeks ago

• The BBCs gift to the BNP

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 154
  Nick Griffin on primetime TV is a political advance for the BNP and a great disservice to Britains anti-racist, democratic majority The defence for inviting the BNP is to "defeat their arguments" and "expose their real politics". But fascist political parties advance if they enter the mainstream of political life. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Former Ken Livingstone aide Redmond ONeill has died

  
  UK news: Dave Hill's London blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 135
  From the GLA press office: The Greater London Authority was saddened to hear of the death of former Mayoral advisor Redmond ONeill. Mr ONeill was former Mayor of London Ken Livingstones Director of Transport and Public Affairs for eight years. Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "Redmond ONeill proved his ...
  2 weeks ago

• TV appearance will expose racist and bigoted BNP, says Gordon Brown

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  PM refuses to interfere with BBCs decision to invite Nick Griffin on to Question Time, but says it will be an opportunity to expose his unacceptable views Gordon Brown today refused to be drawn on the BBCs decision to invite Nick Griffin on to Question Time this evening but said it was a good opportunity to expose ...
  2 weeks ago

• BBC will bear moral responsibility

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  BBC accountable if racist attacks follow BNP leaders Question Time appearance, says former London mayor Ken Livingstone The BBC will bear "moral responsibility" if anyone is hurt in racist attacks following the British National Party leader Nick Griffins appearance on Question Time tonight, former London mayor Ken ...
  2 weeks ago

• Variousness 11

  
  Anti-German Translation — Authority: 458
  // Israel/Palestine: Palestine-Israel, The joint struggle of the direct actions of the AAtW and Palestinians escalate . Uri Gordon’s Anarchy Alive on video . (Plus ZMag review .) Another friend for the Palestinian cause: Hungary’s fascist Jobbik party . The first “anti-Zionist” anti-war movement . // ...
  2 weeks ago

• London Bus Fares to Increase 12% in 2010

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  Announcing his plans for Tube and bus fares, Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has said he had protected free and concessionary fares for London’s elderly, young people and those on low incomes.  40% of bus passengers will continue to travel free or at a substantial concessionary rate and the Freedom Pass will ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ken would be up for a London Mayoral Primary

  
  Next Left — Authority: 660
  Dave Hill reports the interesting news that Ken Livingstone says the idea of a primary election to select Londons Mayoral candidate would be "fine with me". Progress are holding a debate among supporters and critics of primaries tonight. Alex Smith of LabourList will be reporting from it. The London Mayoral ...
  3 weeks ago

• Will cronyism do for Boris?

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 154
  Boris Johnsons attempted patronage of former Standard editor Veronica Wadley may cost him dear in the 2012 mayoral contest The last we heard from City Hall, Boris Johnson was " considering options " in the amazing saga of Arts Council London and his attempt to install a friend and notorious media flatterer in its ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ken Livingstone "fine" with open primaries to select Labour mayoral candidate

  
  UK news: Dave Hill's London blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 135
  Ken Livingstone has disclosed that hed have no objection to Labours candidate for the next London mayoral election being chosen through a system of "open primary" elections. I asked him about it off air after my guest spot on his LBC radio show on Saturday morning. He said that such a system would be "fine with me" ...
  4 weeks ago

• Wadley appointment angers Livingstone

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, has accused his successor, Boris Johnson, of trying to "pay off" the former editor of the Evening Standard with a top arts job in the capital in return for its coverage in last years mayoral election. This week it emerged that the culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, had ...
  4 weeks ago

• Boris Johnson and Veronica Wadley cronyism row

  
  Tory Troll — Authority: 534
  Boris Johnson was accused of cronyism last night after it emerged he tried to install former Evening Standard editor Veronica Wadley as London Arts Council Chair. Two of the three members of the selection panel described Wadley as "manifestly the least qualified" candidate for the job and agreed not to ...
  4 weeks ago

• GEORGE OSBORNE’S MINDLESS RANT ON CUTS

  
  SOCIALIST UNITY — Authority: 141
  by Ken Livingstone Never mind the masochism - economic recovery requires growth, and it’s banks’ refusal to invest that’s the real issue George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, delivered an economically illiterate, and fear-mongering, rant to the Tory conference claiming that Britain is drowning in a sea of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Mayor freezes council tax again

  
  JamesCousins.com — Authority: 471
  Last week I touched on the Labour gimmick of freezing council tax in the eight London boroughs they control and suggested that, actually, if you wanted value and quality services you were better sticking with Conservative authorities that already had a track record. I failed to mention yesterday the Boris Johnson ...
  4 weeks ago

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