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Boris Johnson

There are 15 posts tagged Boris Johnson (this is page 1 of 2).

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My meetings with Boris Johnson

Reading the various accounts of Boris Johnson’s shockingly poor approach to his day-jobs reminded me of the few times that I’ve met him.

3 June, 2019 | Comment

Mayor freezes council tax again

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.

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James Cousins in London, Politics | 6 October, 2009 | Comment

What would stop me voting Conservative?

Anne Robinson.

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James Cousins in London, Politics | 2 September, 2009 | Comment

Boris rejects Clapham Junction hotel appeal

As I reported in June the developers had requested the Mayor take responsibility for deciding their application to build a hotel on Falcon Road.

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James Cousins in Shaftesbury | 9 July, 2009 | 1 Webmention | 2 Comments

Clapham Junction police team launched

The Clapham Junction Transport Hub Team was formally launched this morning (although they have been operational for a month).  Kit Malthouse, the Deputy Mayor with responsibility for policing came down to Lavender Hill police station and Clapham Junction.

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James Cousins in Community Safety | 7 May, 2009 | Comment

How politics are done: Lesson 1 – Taking Credit

After Tuesday night’s BATCA Open Forum I was pointed in the direction of Sadiq Khan’s website, and, specifically, his coverage of the news that Tooting town centre is to get its own police team.

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James Cousins in Community Safety, Politics | 23 April, 2009 | 4 Comments

Happy St George’s Day

It’s not a commonly celebrated day, perhaps because it isn’t generally associated with drinking copious amounts of alcohol, but it’s St George’s Day today.

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James Cousins in London | 23 April, 2009 | Comment

New police team for Tooting Town Centre

Some more good news for Tooting Town Centre: it will soon have its own dedicated police team, similar to the Safer Neighbourhood Teams in each of the borough’s wards.

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James Cousins in Community Safety | 9 April, 2009 | 2 Webmentions | Comment

No increase in council tax

Wandsworth announced today that there would be no increase in council tax.

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James Cousins in Wandsworth | 20 February, 2009 | Comment

Clapham Junction and the East London Line

  As I posted via Posterous earlier, Boris Johnson came to Clapham Junction to formally announce the East London Line would be extended to SW11.

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James Cousins in Wandsworth | 12 February, 2009 | Comment

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