Alternative Text Mayor of London Boris Johnson has asked London Development Agency Chair Mary Reilly and Chief Executive Manny Lewis to step down from their roles and has nominated Harvey McGrath as Interim Chair and recommended Peter Rogers as Interim Chief Executive.

Speaking earlier today Mayor Johnson said: “I was elected on a very clear mandate of providing value for money for London taxpayers. It starts here with the London Development Agency.”

Describing his chosen replacements at the LDA the Mayor said ”Harvey McGrath has served as vice chair of the new London Skills and Employment Board since its inception and is a prominent figure in the capital’s business community. He has unrivalled knowledge of business and of skills and employability issues in London. He is supremely… FULL STORY

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Later this month Harrison Ford returns to the big screen as everyone's favourite archaeologist in the long awaited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Plot details are being kept under wraps but it's probably safe to assume that Indy's going to spend some of his time finding the titular skull.

If you fancy seeing such a remarkable artifact without taking the risks Indy seems to …full story
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Imperial War Museum London

My visit took place a week after the exhibition opened and it’s clearly already a popular attraction - at times exhibits and the interactive displays had queues forming in front of them.
 
One of the most remarkable aspects of the exhibition is the sheer creativity of the museum  in constantly finding new ways to make the First and Second World Wars relevant t…full story
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The voters who 'hovered' over the name of Boris Johnson have delivered him the gift of a London Assembly even tamer in the face of the Mayor than the one under Mayor Ken.

Are the voters mad? Well no, and not bad either, says former Assembly Member Damian Hockney who lost his seat a few days ago. full story
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