Ken's been coming under the cosh for his fact-finding trip to Delhi last month. The mayor and his long-time nemesis, Tory councillor Brian Coleman, have been flapping barbs at eachother in the London Assembly, with the Barnet bruiser landing a number of heavy blows on Livingstone, accusing him of taking a "larger entourage than the Queen". He went on to question whether Ken's fellow visitors Myleene Klass and a group of dancers from the......

After an amazing weekend for the capital, we were wondering how long it would be for some good old fashioned political bitching to start. The answer seems to be "about 8 seconds" as Mayor Ken Livingstone launched an attack on a "staggering" £10,000 taxi bill put in for last year by one single London Assembly Member, Brian Coleman. Coleman chaired the assembly and claimed the costs were not for taxis per se, but car......

Remember the Hampstead Heath pond swimming debacle from earlier this year? Well if you read the website and followed the court case now you can watch the film too. Yes, City Swimmers is a film made by a team of North London film-makers, TV and radio professionals which aims to celebrate "open water swimming" as well as providing a record of the group's campaign. The film will feature Hampstead Heath obviously, and will aim......

Never one to pull away from difficult issues Ken Livingstone has expressed his view that the families of the London bombers should not be turned away from the national memorial service for the victims. During his weekly press conference he had the following to say: "They have to decide if they want to come and share the grief of Londoners and celebrate the lives of those that were killed on the day. It would,......

The London Assembly is two members short as of today thanks to the interim report published by The Commission on London Governance this week. The report, titled Capital Life, is meant to provide a review of London governance and is (according to the website) "supported by all the major political parties in London". Well that might be a bit of an exageration, because today the Conservative deputy chairman of the London Assembly, and the......