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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Dan Ritterband, the London mayor's director of marketing, was asked to leave City Hall chamber over alleged failure to 'afford respect' to budget committee chairman A senior aide to the Boris Johnson was asked to leave the City Hall chamber today following concerns over his conduct. Dan Ritterband, the London mayor's director of marketing, was told "you might as well go" after clashing with...
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
In an article on 7 September 2009 (Housing benefit facing axe as Tories plot huge rent rises) we suggested that Deputy London Mayor Sir Simon Milton had attended a meeting at which plans were discussed to axe housing benefit and drive out council tenants from Tory-controlled areas. Sir Simon did not attend this meeting and does not support such plans. We are happy to set the record straight and we...
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Business Copywriter (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Will politicians cut the jargon? With a general election on the horizon, will politicians finally get the message that clarity trumps jargon every time? Last year, the Local Government Association (LGA) issued a list of the 100 most over-used buzzwords, including such gems as “step change”, “holistic” “sustainable” and “synergies”, and asked local councils...
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Corporate Business Copywriting Agency (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Will politicians cut the jargon? With a general election on the horizon, will politicians finally get the message that clarity trumps jargon every time? Last year, the Local Government Association (LGA) issued a list of the 100 most over-used buzzwords, including such gems as “step change”, “holistic” “sustainable” and “synergies”, and asked local councils...
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Boris Watch (Free subscription) | 18/07/2009
Yesterday, the BBC reported on a campaign by Children’s Food Campaign to improve drinking water provision in public parks. One of the first initiatives announced by Boris Johnson last year after his election as Mayor was a plan to install water fountains in parks and public places in London. Sir Simon Milton (who has recently [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/07/2009
Sir Simon Milton responds to criticism on Tory website by saying London mayor is 'meeting true test of political leadership' Boris Johnson's chief of staff today hit back at claims on a Conservative blog that Johnson was a "do-little" mayor whose administration could lose the Tories votes at the next general election. Sir Simon Milton delivered a forceful defence of Johnson on the Conservativehome...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 16/07/2009
Ouch. There's quite a barney going on at ConservativeHome.com, the unofficial-but-influential Tory website. YouGov founder Stephan Shakespeare wrote an article yesterday warning David Cameron to come up with a sense of purpose before the general election, unlike Boris's concentration on " election year initiatives that win voters ", the lack of a "sense that anything important will...
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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 16/07/2009
Thursday 16th July 2009Britain's leading conservative blog Today's top ConservativeHome features ToryDiary: Clarke prepares the way for Tory tax rises Sir Simon Milton on Platform: Boris is transforming London Christina Dykes on Platform: Just like any other profession, politicians need skills training Seats and candidates: Thirty-three lawyers in the
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ConservativeHome (Free subscription) | 16/07/2009
ToryDiary: Clarke prepares the way for Tory tax rises Sir Simon Milton on Platform: Boris is transforming London Christina Dykes on Platform: Just like any other profession, politicians need skills training Seats and candidates: Thirty-three lawyers in the next intake...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/07/2009
Deputy mayor was forced to quit after discrepancies in claims came to light Boris Johnson faces a grilling by the London assembly over his role in authorising the expenses of his former deputy, Ian Clement, who was forced to quit after discrepancies in his claims came to light. The mayor of London will take questions at his monthly session with the full assembly, but has been criticised for refusing...
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Duncan Borrowman (Free subscription) | 14/07/2009
Andrew Gilligan in the Evening Standard reports (excerpts below, full story here):Police have questioned Boris Johnson's chief of staff, Sir Simon Milton, and his chief spin-doctor, Guto Harri, as part of their investigation into the Mayor's former deputy, Ian Clement...He has been accused of taking Ms Dowson on a hotel stay in Europe at public expense and of misusing a corporate credit card
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Mayor Johnson has declined an invitation to attend a special meeting of the Business Management and Administration Committee planned for next week to answer questions about Ian Clement's misuse of his credit card. It became clear during the last BMAC meeting that Boris was the person who should have attended instead of Sir Simon Milton, and the committee agreed to invite the Mayor to a future gathering....
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
In the wake of the City Hall expenses scandal, Boris Johnson tightens his administration to make lines of accountability clearer Boris Johnson has introduced sweeping changes to his administration following the expenses debacle which saw one of his deputy mayors quit last week. The Conservative mayor has appointed his deputy mayor, Sir Simon Milton, to double up as chief of staff in an effort to make...
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Boris Watch (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
No time for analysis, but Boris has now seemingly abandoned the Deputy Mayor idea and gone back to the old Chief of Staff role, with (obviously ) Sir Simon Milton in it. More at Mayorwatch.
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