How London and Boston are using their financial muscle to divest from fossil fuels
The mayors of London and Boston set out a vision for how major cities can lead the way to net…
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The war on motorists is a myth
The Conservative defence of the British driver has deep roots: can our cities survive it?
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“There is no single recipe”: Bogotá’s mayor on its low-emission zone
As London’s controversial Ulez scheme is expanded, the Colombian capital and other cities around the world are following suit.
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Ulez is a litmus test for interventionist government
From emissions to sugar, will Labour tax the public for their own good?
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Nadine Dorries’ “Plot” to hijack the Tory party conference
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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You can thank Boris Johnson for Ulez
Sadiq Khan is owning his predecessor’s policy.
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Rosamund Kissi-Debrah: “Without Ulez expansion, more children are going to die”
The air pollution campaigner on her daughter Ella’s death and why Keir Starmer was wrong about London’s Ultra Low Emissions…
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My borough shows low-traffic neighbourhoods are a roaring success
Initially, so-called Mini-Hollands were met with protests. But the evidence from Waltham Forest shows they work.
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Rishi Sunak can’t save the British motorist
With or without Ulez, driving is becoming unaffordable for millions of people.
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What does the Ulez court ruling mean for Labour?
Sadiq Khan is heralding “good news for London” but Labour HQ fears the outcome is bad for the party.
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Charity chief: “We know it’s controversial but clean air zones work”
Reducing air pollution is crucial for tackling respiratory disease, says Sarah Woolnough of Asthma + Lung UK.
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Why the Tories are rowing back on net zero
The unpopularity of Ulez in Uxbridge has spooked the government into focusing on “proportionate” responses to climate change.
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Developers are selling even the sky above our heads
Also this week: why Ulez decided the Uxbridge election, and the death of “silly season”.
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Labour is an ultra-low ambition zone
The politics of “carbon guilt” will never resonate with working people.
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Revealed: Labour’s Ulez miscalculation
Data shared with the New Statesman shows the number of voters affected by the emissions charge was more than twice…
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Labour’s Ulez panic cedes ground to the Tories
The party’s self-recrimination leaves a space that right-wing climate scepticism is all too happy to fill.
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A Ulez U-turn could land Sadiq Khan in greater danger
It would be electorally and financially risky for the mayor to reverse the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
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Labour’s reckoning over Ulez
Brexit may have been resolved, but the conditions for populism have not.
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Is Sadiq Khan’s re-election campaign in trouble?
Ulez is one of many reasons why securing a third term will be a challenge for the London mayor.
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A progressive alliance would have won Uxbridge
The centre left needs a cross-party coalition to defeat the Tories and defend policies such as Ulez.
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