City Councillor Shravan Joshi In The Spotlight Again Over Public Perceptions Probity: This Time For His Work For E-Bike Operator Lime

We’ve had occasion to write about public perceptions of probity in relation to Shravan Joshi in the past (also see here and scroll down here). Back in February 2025 Local Democracy Reporting Service journalist Ben Lynch took up the baton on this issue in a piece headlined London Council’s Planning Chair Accepted Three Times More ‘Gifts’ Than Sadiq Khan Last Year: Deputy Shravan Joshi Said He Has Been Completely Transparent. After we and Lynch called out Joshi over the hospitality he accepted from developers, he either stopped taking the ‘freebies’ or else stopped disclosing them. Nonetheless Joshi – who is no longer chair of planning – doesn’t appear to have taken the lessons he should have learnt from our and Lynch’s coverage of him to heart. This morning both My London and The Evening Standard ran a Ben Lynch piece about Joshi. It was entitled Calls For City Of London Councillor To Quit Committee Over ‘Deeply Troubling’ Lime Bike Role (My London), and City Councillor’s Lime Role…

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