At a time of global economic uncertainty, the last thing young Londoners need is an incompetent Boris Johnson in City Hall taking risks with their cost of living. Boris Johnson keeps making cynical election promises that he could never pay for, but Londoners need to know that his election would mean

• Higher bus fares
• Fewer affordable homes
• Higher tube fares
• No tough action on crime

Londoners said they wanted to more bobbies on the beat and to know their local police. As a result, Ken Livingstone and the Labour Government have made sure that Safer Neighbourhood police teams are every part of London. Now you can find the names and contact details of your local Sergeant, PCs and PCSOs here>>

Yes now we have neighbourhood policing, but now young Londoners are worried about violent crime and youth crime. That’s why Ken has pledged an extra 1,000 police for London and £79 million for more youth activities across London. Boris Johnson has made lots of noise about crime and youth crime – but his record as an MP shows that he voted against automatic five year sentences for people caught carrying an illegal gun.

In 2000 Londoners said that there was too much congestion, and that public transport wasn’t good enough. By introducing the congestion charge, Ken has been able to help control congestion and raise funds to improve transport, especially buses, across the capital. As a result, London has seen an unprecedented shift from cars onto public transport.

Boris Johnson’s expensive election promises on buses and the tube would lead to higher ticket prices.

Eight years ago London was also a city still recovering from years of Tory neglect and divisive policies. Since then Labour has invested in schools, hospitals and public services whilst working to bring communities together rather than divide them. It took a Labour Government to commission the Lawrence inquiry into institutional racism , but Ken Livingstone played a key role in ensuring its recommendations were followed through so that standards of policing in London improved.

The story is similar when it comes to affordable housing – one of the issues that has risen rapidly up the agenda of Londoners concerns over the last eight years. Young Londoners are especially affected by lack of affordable housing whether because of the knock-on effect of high housing costs on child poverty levels, the difficulty of living in overcrowded accommodation or being unable to afford to move out of home. Boris says he wants more affordable housing - but will he match Ken and ensure half of all new housing is affordable? No he won’t, he’ll scrap that measure and wreck thousands of Londoners’ hopes for their own home in the process.

Like affordable housing, climate change is an issue that has become more urgent to deal with over the last eight years. Ken wants to make sure that London leads the world internationally in reducing our carbon emissions.

Now more needs to be done. We know that we are producing too much carbon dioxide because its full environmental cost - in everything from driving to flying - isn’t factored into prices. To change this we need a system where it pays to be green, and those who don’t want to be green pay their fair share for the environmental consequences. Ken’s plan to vary the congestion charge, so that the most polluting cars pay more and the less polluting go free, is therefore just commonsense. Boris Johnson has a record of opposing green measures like the Congestion Charge and even the Kyoto international treaty to tackle climate change.

There’s only one candidate in this election who knows London and has always put Londoners first – Ken Livingstone. Ken will fight for a better deal for young Londoners concerned about the cost of living and enjoying a better quality of life in London.