Sadiq Khan

4 articles

Nov 21, 2025 • via The Standard

London's Tube Network Bleeds £200 Million Annually from Unpaid Rides

200,000 daily evasions expose enforcement gaps amid rising fares

TfL loses £200m yearly to fare dodgers, with Tube evasion at 5.3% despite targets and hikes. This reflects cross-party neglect of transport funding, shifting costs to compliant users and eroding service reliability.

Nov 5, 2025 • via The Guardian

Urban Metrics Mask London's Enforcement Void

Knife crime's 1% rise belies 14,000 incidents and shrinking police numbers

A Guardian defence of London cherry-picks data to dismiss crime concerns, ignoring absolute risks, resource cuts, and repeated policy shortfalls that signal broader urban institutional decay.

Nov 2, 2025 • via Express.co.uk

London's Mayor Dismisses Grooming Gangs, Then Reviews 9,000 Cases

Public records contradict official denials, exposing years of institutional evasion

Sadiq Khan's assurances of no grooming gangs in London unraveled under investigation, revealing 9,000 Met Police cases for review and highlighting cross-party failures in child protection.

Sep 5, 2025 • via The Guardian

Labour's Welfare Betrayal: A Masterclass in Political Cowardice

London Transport's Paralysis Exposes Britain's Institutional Decay and Governance Failure

While millions of Londoners face another week of transport chaos, tube drivers earning £71,000 are demanding shorter working weeks. The capital's entire underground network will grind to a halt for four days because 57% of RMT members voted to strike over their 35-hour week being too long.