Children in care face a postcode lottery in finding adoptive parents in South West London, according to a Department of Education scorecard report out today. Both Merton and Kensington & Chelsea came joint third worst in the country with only 5% of children leaving care finding adoptive parents. Only Solihull in the West Midlands and […]
Read moreMayor Johnson faces hostile Assembly
BORIS Johnson vowed to fight for a good deal for Londoners after securing his re-election as the capital’s mayor – but he’s also in for a fight with his colleagues in the London Assembly. Every year the mayor’s biggest battle is to gain approval for his budget, with the constitution of the assembly allowing two-thirds […]
Read moreBoris Johnson re-elected London mayor
BORIS Johnson defied the national trend to secure re-election as London mayor – but the Conservatives suffered losses in the race for Assembly seats. Johnson will now lead the city into this summer’s London 2012 Olympics and has vowed to serve a full four-year term despite speculation linking him to a future run as Conservative […]
Read moreBNP Mayoral candidate claims election snub could trigger violent attack
FAILED BNP mayoral candidate Carlos Cortiglia claimed the decision to deny his party an equal platform could inspire an Anders Breivik copycat attack in Great Britain. Ultra-nationalist Breivik bombed the government buildings in Oslo last year, which resulted in eight deaths. He then carried out a mass shooting at a camp of the Workers’ Youth […]
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