The London Daily News

25 June, 2009 04:44 (GMT +00:00)

A zero tolerance to political sleaze, but our concern should be the economy

A zero tolerance to political sleaze, but our concern should be the economy

Editorial

So that this fire that is burning at City Hall does not engulf more victims and damage the "Johnson administration" further, clear and unambiguous guidelines have to be given to all politicians.

Why was a credit card paid for by City Hall, used for social use? Was the £147,000 a year not enough for Mr Clement to pay for a £70 dinner?

Another issue here is the civil war which has not been reported by the "mainstream media" taking place between the "old-guard" and the "Boris appointments". Clearly someone is not happy with Mayor Johnson and someone is trying their best to make a point of who holds the "real power" at City Hall.

What Mayor Johnson has to do is call a "ceasefire" and calm the tensions down on his own side. Three major resignations to have taken place over the last year does not reflect well on Mayor Johnson, and will crucially distract from the important work ahead, ie completing the construction for 2012, protecting London's reputation as a financial centre and other important issues.

This is a time for our Assembly Members to stop briefing against each other and focus on helping Londoners deal with the recession. Only today we are told by the OECD that the UK has highest economic deficit of any Western economy.

London needs to see unity amongst its political classes, not irresponsible actions that bring entire institutions into disrepute.

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