EXCL: A company that has spent thousands of pounds on free Taylor Swift tickets for Sadiq Khan has been given nearly £50m worth of work by City Hall.
My latest for @_TheLondonerthe-londoner.co.uk/sadiq-khan-tay…
“The Friday fares trial was also a direct response to the concerns of London’s businesses, who see incentivising travel on quieter days of the week as a key priority. The data gathered from this trial form part of a wider look at how we address post-COVID demand….
From City Hall: “The Mayor and TfL are continually exploring innovative approaches to making public transport as attractive and as affordable as possible for Londoners…..
NEW: Mayor's off-peak Fridays fare trial made no difference to passenger numbers says Tfl report (published in December but just come to light). Academics say it shows behaviour and lifestyle more important than savings:
content.tfl.gov.uk/offpeakfridays…
@BBCTomEdwards City Hall say: “The Mayor and TfL are continually exploring innovative approaches to making public transport as attractive and as affordable as possible for Londoners.”
NEW: Mayor's off-peak Fridays fare trial made no difference to passenger numbers says Tfl report (published in December but just come to light). Academics say it shows behaviour and lifestyle more important than savings:
content.tfl.gov.uk/offpeakfridays…
Met Police due to get its funding settlement before Xmas and then find out what City Hall will give it early next year. These are the “assumptions” Commissioner has had to make given the signals he has been getting
Did @Ofwat keep bills too low, and put too much trust in credit agencies? Or does the fault for @thameswater crisis lie with rapacious capitalism? Either way, as the crisis comes to a head, it looks like the consumer will end up paying. My @OnLondon report onlondon.co.uk/charles-wright…
Interesting. Can see need to balance things out politically with Tory Andy Street - ex West Midlands mayor - also said to be on draft honours list. But no Sir Andy Burnham - with three whopping victories to his name in Manchester?!
Former Labour minister @KarenPBuckQP is to be the new chair of the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation - regenerating the capital’s biggest brownfield site as HS2 station gets done
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