ULEZ costs Labour in Uxbridge

26th July 2023 editor 0

The cataclysmic drop in Tory support wasn’t quite as deep in the Uxbridge by-election. Anger about London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the Ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) — charging drivers of mainly older cars £12.50 a day — cost Labour the seat.

Camden parking wardens strike against poverty pay

26th July 2023 editor 0

Camden Unison members who work for NSL parking enforcement services started indefinite strike action on 24 July. There was a 100% yes vote by members across three sites in the borough in their fight for £15.90 an hour.