"Tony Travers" is a British academic and journalist, specialising in issues affecting local government. He is the director of "LSE London", a research group at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He contributes a regular column to the Local Government Chronicle and has also written for The Guardian, The Evening Standard, The Independent, the Financial Times and The Times. He has published a number of books on cities and government.

Travers has held a number of official posts. From 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the Audit Commission (United Kingdom)/Audit Commission and between 1999 and 2004, he was a Senior Associate of the King's Fund. He has advised the House of Commons of the United Kingdom/House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee and the Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. He was also a member of the Urban Task Force Working Group on Finance.

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The City has for centuries been absolutely brilliant at defending its empire.

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The problem that the unions have is that, if in any way they are seen to be threatening the Olympic Games, they will threaten the central myth about new London.

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It would be very surprising if the events of the last week had no effect on how people vote.

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