Departure of senior executive at City Hall causes further unease Janet Worth? Damian Hockney believes that the departure last night of the City Hall Director of Corporate Services is worth the media exclamation mark even if it does not get one...he thinks it will have more of … [Read more...]
Boris sets out vision of ‘better value’ City Hall
September 11, 2008 By
Labour Assembly Members have accused Boris Johnson of using cutbacks to “re-launch” his “failed mayoralty”. The comments from Labour’s John Biggs follow a robust exchange between the pair at Wednesday’s Mayor’s Question Time over Johnson’s plans to “ensure the GLA … [Read more...]
Wheatcroft Panel Proposal To Slash Hundreds of Millions From Economic Regeneration
July 24, 2008 By
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 (LDA). These, for reasons outlined below, would result in a reduction of … [Read more...]
One Mayor’s Waste is another Mayor’s Investment
July 17, 2008 By
One of Damian Hockney's boasts when he was a London Assembly Member was that he and his colleague Peter Hulme-Cross in the One London Party group voted against Mayor Livingstone's measures more than any other group - he opposed the Olympic bid, opposed the Tory-supported extra resources … [Read more...]
Parties Clash Over LDA Report
July 16, 2008 By
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...]
Livingstone Snubs LDA ‘Forensic Panel’
July 14, 2008 By
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...]
Assembly Welcomes Mayor’s Forensic Audit Panel
June 20, 2008 By
The London Assembly yesterday signaled its support for Mayor Johnson's Forensic Audit Panel which is looking into financial controls at the LDA but questioned the way in which a £50,000 contract was awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Assembly Members said they were concerned that … [Read more...]
Labour Accuse Mayor of ‘Tory Witch-Hunt’
May 9, 2008 By
The Labour group on the London Assembly have accused Mayor Boris Johnson of organising "a Tory witch-hunt to attack the previous administration". The accusation comes in a letter from Labour's John Biggs in which Mr Biggs says he and his colleagues "welcome any appropriate scrutiny … [Read more...]
