What it takes to be a good leader – some advice to London mayoral election candidates

On May 1st 2005, almost 5.5 million registered voters will decide who will be the next mayor of London. But what does it take to be a good leader? Dominic Mahony, director at international performance development consultancy Lane4 comments:

The next mayor must have the ability to articulate a co… full story

In Focus: The London Carers' Group

The London Carers' Group exists to provide support for those caring for someone with an Eating Disorder.

The carer's self esteem and self confidence can be affected as they watch a loved one suffer from an illness that they often feel powerless to do anything about. These feelings of powerlessness often stem from not knowing where to… full story

BBC Two Unveil New Political Drama - Party Animals

BBC Two is to give viewers a glimpse of a younger side to Westminster politics this year with a new drama about a group of twenty-something researchers and lobbyists.

Party Animals follows the lives and careers of Scott an ex-New Labour staffer turned lobbyist, his brother Danny who works as a researcher for a junior Home Office Mini… full story

London Friend

London Friend is a voluntary organisation and registered charity (299307) that has been serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community throughout London for over 30 years.

We exist to promote the social, emotional, physical and sexual health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay and bisexual people including transgender peopl… full story

Building Websites - How to Get Started

A question I get asked often is 'how did you learn to build websites?'

In the early days of the web there seemed to be little formal instruction and companies like Compuserve and AOL gave away free site builders. One day I realised you could open the site fi… full story