Does London deserve better than Goldsmith and Khan?

"One of the things at which brilliant politicians are better than mediocre ones is smelling new public concerns over the horizons before they are picked up by polls" - Rick Perlstein   View this email in your browser Whatever you think about Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone, few could argue that the current and former mayor of London are political heavyweights. But could the same be said about their possible successors? Our first piece today suggests not. A report from the first hustings of the mayoral election finds that Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith were less than impressive, with neither candidate providing a clear image of what London would look like with them in charge. Elsewhere, we have a piece which highlights the findings of a new report into Joint Enterprise. It suggests that the law, which allows more than one person to be prosecuted for the same offence even if they weren't all in the proximity, is criminalising young black men. Latest Articles     Does London deserve better than Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan?   On Jan 29, 2016 12:24 pm Leading London mayoral candidates failed to impress in their first election hustings Read more... »       Joint Enterprise and the criminalisation of young black men   On Jan 29, 2016 11:03 am It's time the government listened to concerns about Joint Enterprise Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Building Our Quality of Life - ICE Northern Ireland   On Jan 28, 2016 05:04 pm ICE Northern Ireland call on the Northern Ireland Assembly to invest in infrastructure and build our quality of life now and for future generations. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     BHA challenges Secretary of State on false allegation of 'vexatious' actions in open letter In a letter to the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has criticised the Government's move to ban civil society organisations from raising concerns about school admission arrangements, stating that parents and children 'will be the only ones to lose out should this proposed change go ahead'. Read more... »   Government's transport apprenticeship drive must focus on quality not quantity The Government's new transport skills strategy, which sets out how it will create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020, must focus on quality and not just be a numbers game, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences