Plus: Our reporting on Asif Aziz's evictions reaches the prime minister, the brief life of Londonmaxxing, and how parking became the latest frontline in Newham politics.
“Car is a necessity not a luxury,” says the Independent candidate for mayor of Newham. Given half of all residents in the borough don’t own or have access to a car, I wonder how he thinks they survive. Does he imagine they are all sat at home, unemployed and starving because they can’t get out to find a job or go to the shops?
Last week Sam Freedman suggested in his politics newsletter that Labour should do a better job of picking fights to help their popular policies get more attention, with an example:
“One technique they could use much more effectively is to go after individuals or companies whose behaviour justify their policies. For instance, they could use the mass evictions by Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital (brilliantly uncovered by London Centric) to highlight policies to protect renters.”
From the PMQs exchange you discuss at the top, it seems like Labour have been paying attention.
Very glad you are keeping up the scrutiny on these slimeballs, looking forward to your next report on what’s going on inside Criterion Capital.
Big Scoops elsewhere - but they are both behind paywalls so I can't read them. I am dependent on London Centric's sensible use of the internet that was devised to be free. Question: if a Scoop takes place silently behind a paywall, or in a forest, is it a Scoop at all?
I understand from a mate at Land Rover that the next Defender is in the works and will be even bigger than the current one. Thoughts and prayers for non-Defender owners in Fulham
I'm a Newham resident and somewhat confused at some of the promises, given residents already get 2hrs free cross borough parking, and anyone without a car is given an allowance of free parking permits.
“Car is a necessity not a luxury,” says the Independent candidate for mayor of Newham. Given half of all residents in the borough don’t own or have access to a car, I wonder how he thinks they survive. Does he imagine they are all sat at home, unemployed and starving because they can’t get out to find a job or go to the shops?
Last week Sam Freedman suggested in his politics newsletter that Labour should do a better job of picking fights to help their popular policies get more attention, with an example:
“One technique they could use much more effectively is to go after individuals or companies whose behaviour justify their policies. For instance, they could use the mass evictions by Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital (brilliantly uncovered by London Centric) to highlight policies to protect renters.”
From the PMQs exchange you discuss at the top, it seems like Labour have been paying attention.
Very glad you are keeping up the scrutiny on these slimeballs, looking forward to your next report on what’s going on inside Criterion Capital.
It’s gone a bit J G Ballard if you ask me.
Big Scoops elsewhere - but they are both behind paywalls so I can't read them. I am dependent on London Centric's sensible use of the internet that was devised to be free. Question: if a Scoop takes place silently behind a paywall, or in a forest, is it a Scoop at all?
I understand from a mate at Land Rover that the next Defender is in the works and will be even bigger than the current one. Thoughts and prayers for non-Defender owners in Fulham
I'm a Newham resident and somewhat confused at some of the promises, given residents already get 2hrs free cross borough parking, and anyone without a car is given an allowance of free parking permits.
Crazy that car usage is increasing in London and the direction of travel in some areas
Indeed