Questions tagged [london]
Questions related to the politics of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. Use with the [united-kingdom] tag.
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Why is it possible for influential foreigners to commit frauds in their respective countries, flee to London, and live there safely for years?
Let us look at the following links:
India's most wanted man Nirav Modi - accused of £1.5bn fraud - living openly in London
Naresh Goyal deplaning: From Nirav to Mallya, why Indian businessmen flee to ...
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Is there a more in-depth explanation why Asians in (Greater) London voted to leave the EU, breaking with the national trend for ethnic minorities?
A ward-level BBC analysis of the 2016 EU referendum pointed out these patterns of Asian vote in London, breaking with the national trend:
White populations were generally more pro-Leave, and ethnic ...
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Why did a decent number of London constituencies vote to Leave?
London has been seen as a Remain stronghold. However, I see that there are a decent number of London constituencies which voted to leave (eg: Carshalton and Wallington, Croydon Central, Uxbridge and ...
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How did Boris Johnson manage to be elected Mayor of London for two terms when London is usually staunchly Labour?
In 2008, Boris Johnson beat Ken Livingstone by 6.4% of the vote share in the second round of voting. He repeated this feat in 2012, if by a slimmer margin. How did he manage to win these elections, ...
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How are London's cabs licensed?
Is there any similarity between the medallion system predominant in US cities, in which taxicab licenses once (and seldom) issued are forever sold on the open market, with a large secondary (and ...
