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Transport for London ‘in active discussion with government’ about draft funding proposal
Westminster: Council tells dockless bike hire operators they have ‘responsibilities’ to pedestrians
Government provides further TfL funding extension while bosses scrutinise latest offer
TfL boss seeks funding deal extension while he examines ‘long-er’ term government offer
Business group urges Tory leadership contenders to recognise London’s needs
Londoners should not have to pay road tax if capital adopts ‘smart’ road user charging, says Sadiq Khan
London Councils briefing warns that Census may have ‘significantly undercounted’ capital’s population
New figures show London suffering high rates of both unemployment and staff shortages
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John Vane: Roy’s Summer of Sport (Tuesday 7 August 2012) Hyde Park
Another foray into town to catch the spirit, if not the sights, of London 2012

Vic Keegan’s Lost London 233: Euston’s roots and how the court got into Tottenham Court Road
These famous features of modern London owe their names to a 17th century marriage between two young children

John Vane: Roy’s Summer of Sport (6 August 2012) Disappearing man
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Sarah Hayward
Sarah Hayward was Labour leader of Camden Council 2012-2017 and remains active in Labour politics in the capital.

Finn Brennan
Finn Brennan is a district organiser with the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF), covering London Underground.

Caroline Pidgeon
Caroline Pidgeon MBE is a Liberal Democrat Londonwide member of the London Assembly.

Daniel Moylan
Daniel Moylan is a senior London Conservative, who was an adviser to Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London and is a former deputy leader of Kensington & Chelsea Council.
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Dave Hill
On London founder and editor Dave Hill has been a freelance writer since 1981 and an award-winning London specialist since 2008.
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