Birmingham Mail - Tag - boris johnson

Birmingham's answer to Boris's Bikes - pay-as-you-go cars

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT

A FLEET of 250 Smart cars will be left on the streets of Birmingham for residents to pick up and use on a pay-as-you-go basis.

MP Steve McCabe condemns funding cuts at West Midlands Police

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Government is forcing cuts in police funding on Birmingham while giving London mayor Boris Johnson an extra £90 million to help his re-election chances, an MP has claimed.

Labour leader Ed Miliband accuses David Cameron of 'a failure of leadership' over RBS boss Stephen Hester's bonus

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

David Cameron was accused of a "disgraceful failure of leadership" by Labour leader Ed Miliband after the chief executive of the majority taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was awarded a bonus in shares worth almost £1 million.

Rolling Stone Sir Mick Jagger joins Lily Cole and Boris Johnson to sell Britain at Switzerland summit

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has been signed up as part of a celebrity-backed Government effort to sell Britain at a high-profile international summit.

London Mayor Boris Johnson: David Cameron 'getting interested' in new Thames airport plan

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:50:00 GMT

The Government is getting "increasingly interested" in the idea of a new airport in the Thames Estuary, London mayor Boris Johnson said today.

Boris Johnson claims William Shakespeare was a Londoner

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:30:00 GMT

London Mayor Boris Johnson has been condemned as an “elitist snob” after claiming William Shakespeare was a Londoner.

Redditch anti-war protester loses appeal against Parliament Square eviction

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT

MIDLAND peace campaigner Brian Haw has lost his battle to stop London Mayor Boris Johnson from evicting him from an area of grass on Parliament Square Gardens.

Boris Johnson brings on a light touch

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:50:00 GMT

THE serious business of the Conservative conference was given a lighter touch when Boris Johnson took to the stage.

Boris Johnson brings light relief to the conference

Birmingham Mail — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:35:00 GMT

Economic doom and gloom was at the forefront of the Conservative Conference on Sunday. Mayor of London Boris Johnson did his bit to lift the mood, as Jane Tyler reports.