A Greenwich Conservative councillor has broken ranks to call on Boris Johnson to resign after the prime minister admitted attending a party at 10 Downing Street while social gatherings were banned. Johnson told MPs this afternoon that he was sorry for attending the party, which was held on May 20, 2020 while England was under […]
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Greenwich councillor criticises PM as he is stumped by benefits policy
A senior Greenwich councillor has turned on the prime minister after he appeared not to know about a government policy that leaves council taxpayers paying to support people who are refused benefits. Boris Johnson appeared not to know about the “no recourse for public funds” (NRPF) policy, which stops thousands of migrants from claiming most […]
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Angry Greenwich council leader criticises Johnson after coronavirus broadcast
Greenwich Council’s leader Danny Thorpe said he was left “pretty angry” after Boris Johnson’s ministerial broadcast on the coronavirus pandemic last night – saying much was still unclear about the next steps in the crisis. Johnson used a 13-minute broadcast last night to announce a slight weakening in England’s lockdown from Wednesday and a “conditional […]
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Just one Greenwich Tory councillor joins Johnson’s ‘Back Boris’ list
Just one Greenwich Tory has put their name on a list of 1,000 councillors backing Boris Johnson’s push to be the next prime minister. John Hills, one of the three councillors for Coldharbour and New Eltham, is the only one of Greenwich’s 11 Conservatives included in what the Johnson campaign calls “an unprecedented level of […]
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Cable car deal sparked Garden Bridge discussions, review transcripts reveal
They’re often both damned as Boris Johnson vanity projects – but recently-released documents have revealed how TfL’s ability to fund the Thames Cable Car sparked City Hall discussions about building the controversial Garden Bridge. In the interview, former TfL planning director Michele Dix reveals that a Royal Docks developer offered to sponsor a transport project […]
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‘Affordable’ housing on Greenwich Peninsula: The Channel 4 News investigation
Long-suffering readers will be aware that this website was the first to raise the issue of the diminishing amount of “affordable” and social housing on Greenwich Peninsula, back in April 2013. A year back, Greenwich Council lost a legal battle to keep secret the “viability assessment” council officers used to persuade councillors to increase the […]
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Greenwich in roadbuilders’ sights as Mayor Johnson revives long-dead Ringway scheme
Two years ago, this website reported on vague Transport for London plans to revive Ringway 1, a controversial 1960s road scheme that would have demolished great chunks of inner London. Here’s a video about the Ringways. The Blackwall Tunnel approaches are among the few parts of Ringway 1 that were built. The rest of it […]
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Why no Boris bikes in Greenwich? Because nobody wants to pay for them
Back in June, this website reported Boris Johnson giving his backing for cycle hire bikes coming to Greenwich. A few weeks back, Greenwich’s Tories decided to put a motion before the council suggesting it talk to City Hall about introducing such a scheme in Greenwich town centre, where the bikes are a regular sight. The […]
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