London News and Opinion
The London Development Agency is to provide an additional £900,000 of funding to tackle homelessness in the capital. The funding will be used to pay for outreach teams who, from October this year, will work with homeless people in the capital to offer opportunities to gain skills … [Read more...]
After the display of dissent by Tory AMs at the most recent Mayor's Question Time I'd intended to post in support of Boris's City Academy plans but a combination of constant pain down my left hand side (if you're in South London and have been unable to find any ibuprofen in your local … [Read more...]
The London Assembly will tomorrow quiz both the London Development Agency Chair and Chief Executive on the extra funds needed to secure land for the Olympic site. According to an independent report published by KPMG last week the cost of acquiring the land will be nearly £160 … [Read more...]
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. On Tuesday Mayor Johnson announced the composition of the new board which includes four … [Read more...]
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 failed to substantiate … [Read more...]
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. At the time the Labour group on the London Assembly accused Mayor Johnson of organising "a … [Read more...]
Ray Lewis was the only member of an ethnic minority appointed by Boris Johnson to the most senior level of his administration - it remains to be seen who will replace him. Due also to the resignation of the Deputy Chief of Staff James McGrath, and the row surrounding the elimination … [Read more...]
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. SME’s working on the project are more likely to be acting as subcontractors with many … [Read more...]
