A challenging choice for Londoners 26/04/2016 7:58 am Rupanjana Dutta The Mayoral battle is on its finishing line now. Next Thursday Londoners will vote on who should be their next Mayor, though Twitter predicts Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith may as well pack his bag and leave.
Zac Goldsmith is the only credible choice 26/04/2016 8:16 am Rupanjana Dutta In a week’s time Londoners will vote on who should be the next Mayor of London. It’s a straight choice between two very different candidates; Labour’s Sadiq Khan or the Conservative Zac Goldsmith.
Exam board Pearson to offer Gujarati GCSE in the future 26/04/2016 9:03 am Urja Patel Last year it was announced that certain languages were going to be scrapped by UK exam boards and included Gujarati, Punjabi and Bengali. At the time shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt called on the government to 'rescue' these subjects saying “Precisely at the time we need to be harnessing our entrepreneurial capital and soft power in the new emerging economies, the Government’s actions will lead to fewer young people being able to take A levels in Portuguese, Turkish, Gujarati and Punjabi."
What is London Assembly? 26/04/2016 10:03 am Rupanjana Dutta The London assembly holds the Mayor to account by examining his or her decisions. It also investigates isues that matters to Londoners. The London Assembly is made up of 25 Members. 14 Assembly Members are elected to represent London's 14 constituencies. Another 11 Members represent London as a whole. Assembly Members are elected for 4 years.
