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Mayor accused of ‘eliminating’ Labour from LDA (Updated)

By Staff ⋅ August 6, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Boris Johnson has been accused of ‘eliminating’ Labour from the board of the London Development Agency by predecessor Ken Livingstone after he announced the new board of the troubled agency.

Wheatcroft Panel Proposal To Slash Hundreds of Millions From Economic Regeneration

By Ken Livingstone ⋅ July 24, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

The main purpose of this article is to consider the extremely damaging consequences for London that would follow from the implementation of Patience Wheatcroft’s proposals for the London Development Agency.

Parties Clash Over LDA Report

By Staff ⋅ July 16, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

After weeks of speculation and anticipation the ‘Forensic Audit Panel’ set up by Mayor of London Boris Johnson to investigate ‘financial irregularities’ at the London Development Agency published its report today and immediately faced claims that it had f

Livingstone Snubs LDA ‘Forensic Panel’

By Staff ⋅ July 14, 2008 ⋅ 8 comments

Ken Livingstone has confirmed he will not be cooperating with Boris Johnson’s ‘Forensic Audit Panel’ which he set up in May to investigate allegations against the London Development Agency.

Boris Johnson’s Administration and Women in London

By Ken Livingstone ⋅ July 8, 2008 ⋅ 18 comments

The elimination of women from the senior management levels in the Greater London Authority has been greater even than that for ethnic minorities and similar policies have been carried out down the line in the wider GLA Group.

SME’s ‘Account for 70% of Olympic Contractors’

By Staff ⋅ June 8, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have released figures suggesting that 70 percent of companies carrying work for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are small or medium sized businesses.

Mayor Announces £680m Skills Investment

By Staff ⋅ June 4, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced the launch of a new seven-year, £680m European Social Fund (ESF) programme to support projects to help Londoners find employment, provide new skills for disadvantaged young people and to help tackle exclusion an

Mayor Appoints New Chief of Staff

By Staff ⋅ May 22, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has named businessman Tim Parker as his new Chief of Staff and ‘Chief Executive’ of the GLA Group, City Hall announced earlier today.

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