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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dave Hill

London week ahead: houses, buses and boats

Discord continues to reign over the forthcoming housing benefit reductions, with politicians quarreling about the scale of their impact on the capital, everyone disputing everyone else's statistics and Boris sticking to his line that he's sticking up for Londoners. Lots of angles to explore here, including the attitude of the wealthy west Central London Tory boroughs (which I made a start on last week).

Also on the list: more fascinating facts about the New Bus for London, the disappearance of the Mayor's tourism promotion budget, the significance of Boris letting his domain name lapse, the sinking of the Thames riverboaters' dream and how Mayor Lutfur Rahman and Tower Hamlets Labour are trying to work out what to do about each other. Plus a dead Boris bike docking station. You have been warned.

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