6 May 2008
Well it doesn’t need me to tell you that Boris Johnson has been elected Mayor of London.
After weeks of canvassing and leafleting the people have spoken and a new face will occupy city hall for the next four years.
Obviously as a Conservative I am delighted with the result. However putting party politics to one side for a second, it does strike me that London will only become a great city again with a mayor who will work with the borough councils like Hounslow.
The new mayor has promised to:
recognise London councils as the voice of London’s boroughs
ensure that the boroughs are not the butt of continual mayoral attacks
scrap Ken Livingstone’s ‘super boroughs’ agenda to create 5 boroughs for the whole of London
revises the London Plan to get rid of the 50 per cent affordable housing target and work with the boroughs to build more of the homes Londoners want and need
give council leaders a say in who is appointed as their local police chief
direct Transport for London to work with the boroughs to find local solutions to local problems
work with the boroughs, who fund the Freedom Pass, to make it available 24 hours a day
work with London councils to keep council tax down
I supported Boris because I was impressed with his proposals to work with us to make our streets and communities safer, our transport system more efficient, our roads less congested, to defend our green spaces and to deliver tax-payers value for money. As leader of your council I will work with the new mayor to deliver for the people of Hounslow.
Cllr Peter Thompson
Leader
London Borough of Hounslow