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Poll shows Labour ratings in post-Budget slide

A new poll has revealed a marked slide in Labour’s approval ratings following the Budget. Chancellor Alistair Darling’s cautious Budget reflected growing concern over the credit crunch and since then Labour has slipped by four points, according to a survey for the Independent newspaper. The study carried out by John Curtice, professor of politics at… Read more »

Boris claims Routemaster affordable via bus-by-bus phase-in

Boris Johnson believes bringing back the Routemaster bus could be made cost-effective if London’s bendy buses are phased out rather than replaced in one go. The Conservative candidate for the mayor of London has come under pressure to explain how he would afford his plans to scrap London’s distinctive bendy buses. While touring Romford in… Read more »