This year began on a high with our New Year celebrations. The fireworks were truly magnificent and London was on the news all over the world. The turnout was impressive and it was the perfect start to a year which has been mostly extremely good for London. This year, I have focused on apprenticeships, accessibility [...]

For the past six months, the London Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) together with the support of the GLA have been behind a pioneering initiative to provide a set of tools and guidelines, aiming to support social workers, teachers, police, health workers and other professionals who may come into contact with suspected victims of trafficking. Human [...]

Creating a London that’s accessible to all is a key part of the Mayor’s vision to open up the opportunities the city has to offer to all who live here. At City Hall we’re working hard to implement his plans to create a fairer London. A key part of this is making the capital accessible [...]

I am extremely pleased to announce that over 1,700 people have volunteered to join the Mayor’s mentoring scheme. They have pledged to give up a few hours of their time each week to support, advise and become a positive role model for young black boys in the city. This is an encouraging result, showing the [...]

On the 14th June the Mayor Boris Johnson and I visited Botwell Green School in Hillingdon to launch a new reading and literacy project which seeks to recognise the critical role played by parents in children’s education. The project aims to help children aged 3-5 who are struggling with their literacy skills by providing families [...]

On 15th May London’s Trafalgar Square played host to the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi. I attended and addressed the audience conveying the Mayor’s feelings that “Vaisakhi is an expression of Sikh values which include generosity and respect for others regardless of creed, race or gender and the event today is an opportunity for all Londoners [...]

Happy Chinese New Year 2011: The Year of the Rabbit I would like to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year and hope that you will join me in celebrating the first day in the Chinese calendar. On Sunday 6th February, Londoners will be celebrating with the first major outdoor festival of [...]

During the hours leading up to 12 midnight, I conducted a number of radio and TV interviews, most of them asked me, “Were we going to be better than Sydney?”. My answer was that we won the Ashes, so we were bound to win the battle of the fireworks. In the event, the fireworks taking [...]