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Union

Union Theatre saved from closure

May 8th, 2013

Network Rail will no longer be evicting the Union Theatre from its home in the railway arches, it was announced this week. Londonwide Assembly Member Tom Copley, who worked with local campaigners to keep the theatre open, is thrilled that the theatre...

Housing

Dog-whistle won’t solve private rented housing problems

May 8th, 2013

Following the government’s announcement that private landlords will be required...

Chamber

March Report: Mayor lets the poorest take the hit

April 4th, 2013

In preparation for the government's welfare "reforms" (ie cuts) coming into force...

Stonewall

City Hall ranked 278th in Stonewall Equality Index

April 3rd, 2013

A Freedom of Information request has revealed the Greater London Authority was ranked...

Police

Mayor’s Policing Plan confirms cuts to police stations in Havering and Redbridge

March 27th, 2013

The Mayor of London’s Police and Crime Plan for London was launched yesterday which...

Cornwall Terrace

Mayor must ensure overseas investment doesn’t reduce homes for Londoners, says Assembly

March 13th, 2013

The London Assembly today called on Mayor Boris Johnson to research the impact that...

Pubs

How can we protect London’s pubs?

March 12th, 2013

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Labour London Assembly Member Tom Copley will host an event...

IWD

Happy International Women’s Day

March 8th, 2013

Today marks International Women’s Day, celebrated around the world. The United...

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January/February Report

March 1st, 2013

We have had a very busy couple of months at the London Assembly, in particular with...

TOM'S BLOG

Housing

The Tories have failed to cut the housing benefit bill – Labour should commit to doing so

April 27th, 2013

As Liam Byrne has pointed out, we need to build more houses. It would be fair to say that the last Labour government was at best ambivalent towards house building. Yet in Byrne’s interview with the Evening Standard about the housing benefit bill he...

Union

How to protect London’s small theatres?

April 11th, 2013

There are 17,000 theatrical productions every year in the capital, ranging from one...

theatres

Beyond the West End

March 10th, 2013

As a child growing up outside of London with a passion for theatre, I was always...

Crossrail

Mayor must prove blacklisting was not used in Crossrail recruitment

January 17th, 2013

At yesterday’s London Assembly plenary I seconded a motion tabled by John Biggs...

The Imperial State Crown is carried in for Britain's Queen Elizabeth during the annual State Opening of Parliament

No child’s ultimate destiny should be determined by birth, including royal children

December 4th, 2012

When I was a child I wanted to be an astronaut.  Heavily influenced by watching...

Rough sleeping

A 21st Century Scandal

November 28th, 2012

There is no more visible and tragic sign of the failure of housing policy than people...

Teather

Sarah Teather: Lib Dem-ery at its worst

November 19th, 2012

It would seem that the scales have finally fallen from Sarah Teather’s eyes. ...

GCSEs

Why isn’t Boris speaking up for those hit by the GCSE regrading nightmare?

November 2nd, 2012

With the Mayor of London Boris Johnson calling for a London-wide education authority,...

Gay Marriage

Tory support for gay rights is a victory for Labour

October 12th, 2012

This week I read two pieces by gay Conservatives about equal marriage on PinkNews.co.uk,...

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