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Strike or no strike, the Mayor of London needs more power

Greater fiscal freedom would allow the mayor to champion properly the interests of hard-pressed commuters and be held accountable for delivery.

By Alexander Jan

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A 24-hour Tube service is a great idea – but more can be done to improve London’s infrastructure

Improvements to Tube are badly needed. Official projections show London’s population is growing by 2,000 every eight days. Getting…

By Alexander Jan

Wanted: a Secretary of State for Infrastructure

After some neglect, the UK is ramping up investment in its economic infrastructure. A Minister for Infrastructure should now…

By Alexander Jan

The other Olympics

Moving London during the games.

By Alexander Jan

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