Sir, Your story concerning my expense claims is wrong. I did not move the designation of my main home to sell a property in London. In 2004-5 I was living in London in a house, paying a mortgage. I spent more

The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) has agreed to scale down its calculation for the amount of harmful carbon dioxide emission that can be eliminated by using wind turbines to generate electricity instead of burning fossil fuels such as coal or gas. The move is a serious

There are few institutions more ridiculous than the England and Wales Cricket Board. Think back to the glorious summer of 2005 when England and Australia contested the most thrilling Ashes series in living memory, against the backdrop of the London Tube bombings. England won that series 2-1, against a great Australia side, and for a time it seemed as if every second person you met was talking abou...

"Living close to wind farms can lead to a greater risk of heart disease, panic attacks and migraines, according to a study. The farms can cause 'wind turbine syndrome', the symptoms of which also include tinnitus, vertigo and sleep deprivation"...said a journalist, yesterday. But a scientist added... "This study provides no conclusive evidence that wind turbines have an effect on health or are cau...

Kensington and Chelsea Council's Labour Group today accused Conservative Councillor Daniel Moylan (who is also Deputy Chairman of Transport for London) of hypocrisy after he skipped an important vote on the London Living Wage. The London Living Wage is set annually by the Greater London Authority and is the minimum amount needed to provide for the essentials of life in London. At the Council ...

You know those evil oil burning Americans that hate the environment so much, espeically that previous President Bush? Well the country has just overtaken Germany as the single biggest producer of wind power in the world. Not that it will be probably be acknowledged by the environmentalist loons and anti-human types like George Monbiot of course. If they do they'll probably say that it was down to ...

Following their report A Fairer London, the GLA has announced that Boris is raising the Living Wage for London to £7.45. This is 25p higher than the previous Living Wage and 35% higher than the national minimum wage. In a statement, they report that “one in seven employees receive less than the £6.50” and “one in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Lift In The Living Wage for Lon...

I've just been researching progress with the London Living Wage for a letter I'm drafting to Stuart Fraser, newly elected chair of the City of London Corporation's Policy and Resources committee. (In any other local authority he would be the Leader). The Corporation's chief executive thinks its would compromise the City's 'independence' to formally become a London Living wage employer. This is sur...

BoJo appears to enjoy abandoning election promises. Today, one on the living wage: London Mayor Boris Johnson has reneged on a pre-election promise that only hotels and restaurants paying a "London living wage" would be promoted by Visit London ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Johnson, who increased the London living wage from 7.20 to 7.45 an hour earlier

It's an astonishing thought and one that might ordinarily be one for conspiracy theorists only - but The Age ran a piece reporting on Islamists calling for "forest jihad" - back in September 2008. The Al-Ikhlas Islamic Network urged muslims in Australia to "start forest fires", claiming "scholars have justified chopping down and burning the infidels' forests when they do the same to our ...