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sleeplessparadise:
--- Quote --- Ken Livingstone, on the other hand, is the Mayor of London covering the City of London and the 32 boroughs. He was elected on 4 May 2000. Along with the London Assembly of 25 members he is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. This entails responsibility for transport – through Transport for London; economic development through the London Development Agency; police, civil defence and fire services; planning; the environment; as well as the championing and coordination of London-wide events such as major sporting competitions – and the recent successful bid for the Olympics in 2005. The Mayor has no revenue raising powers other than possible congestion charges for road traffic and work-place parking charges. The Mayors and Councils of the 32 London Boroughs stay and these authorities continue to be involved in and responsible for the delivery of local services. These include education, social services, non strategic planning, consumer protection and services such as parks and gardens.
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This was taken from the City of Londong web site. He is just Mayor of London, not Lord Mayor of the city of London :-.
--- Quote ---Despite the similarity in titles, the two posts of Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Mayor of London do not conflict. They work together and complement each other. In summary, the City corporation plays the specialised, flagship role of promoting London's financial and business services, with the City's Policy and Resources Committee Chairman working with government and Brussels on policy issues, and the Lord Mayor a worldwide ambassador for the UK-based financial-services industry. The Mayor of London's job is to get in place the transport infrastructure and planning frameworks, make sure the capital as a whole benefits from this growth, and promote London as the world's most international city.
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and sod the rest of the country!
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: sleeplessparadise on February 19, 2008, 14:24:28 ---
--- Quote --- Ken Livingstone, on the other hand, is the Mayor of London covering the City of London and the 32 boroughs. He was elected on 4 May 2000. Along with the London Assembly of 25 members he is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. This entails responsibility for transport – through Transport for London; economic development through the London Development Agency; police, civil defence and fire services; planning; the environment; as well as the championing and coordination of London-wide events such as major sporting competitions – and the recent successful bid for the Olympics in 2005. The Mayor has no revenue raising powers other than possible congestion charges for road traffic and work-place parking charges. The Mayors and Councils of the 32 London Boroughs stay and these authorities continue to be involved in and responsible for the delivery of local services. These include education, social services, non strategic planning, consumer protection and services such as parks and gardens.
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This was taken from the City of Londong web site. He is just Mayor of London, not Lord Mayor of the city of London :-.
--- Quote ---Despite the similarity in titles, the two posts of Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Mayor of London do not conflict. They work together and complement each other. In summary, the City corporation plays the specialised, flagship role of promoting London's financial and business services, with the City's Policy and Resources Committee Chairman working with government and Brussels on policy issues, and the Lord Mayor a worldwide ambassador for the UK-based financial-services industry. The Mayor of London's job is to get in place the transport infrastructure and planning frameworks, make sure the capital as a whole benefits from this growth, and promote London as the world's most international city.
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and sod the rest of the country!
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Of course - life outside the M25 is an unconfirmed rumour as far as most media and Government bodies are concerned :lol:
What really gets to me is the way they don't seem to be able to link water shortages and traffic problems in the South East with the number of people living there. There is no longer a need to be physically near London in order to do business and this London-centric approach is giving us a highly unbalanced economy in my opinion.
crazymac:
All I can say is.......
I'm glad I don't live there and I'll be (I'll take this one out myself!! [-X) if I will ever go there!
graham:
Quote Of course - life outside the M25 is an unconfirmed rumour as far as most media and Government bodies are concerned :lol:
What really gets to me is the way they don't seem to be able to link water shortages and traffic problems in the South East with the number of people living there. There is no longer a need to be physically near London in order to do business and this London-centric approach is giving us a highly unbalanced economy in my opinion Quote
Yes that IS the real problem, the number of people on this island. The real answer to the congestion in London is to tax the businesses out of it, there is no need for them to be in London get them out and share the wealth around the country.
I have been to London on business think its a vile place and can't wait to get away, I don't go out of my way to sell or supply to the London area.
datalas:
--- Quote from: graham on February 19, 2008, 22:51:52 ---Quote Of course - life outside the M25 is an unconfirmed rumour as far as most media and Government bodies are concerned :lol:
What really gets to me is the way they don't seem to be able to link water shortages and traffic problems in the South East with the number of people living there. There is no longer a need to be physically near London in order to do business and this London-centric approach is giving us a highly unbalanced economy in my opinion Quote
Yes that IS the real problem, the number of people on this island. The real answer to the congestion in London is to tax the businesses out of it, there is no need for them to be in London get them out and share the wealth around the country.
I have been to London on business think its a vile place and can't wait to get away, I don't go out of my way to sell or supply to the London area.
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A better solution to the congestion problems in london...
Refactor the congestion charge so it is £5 x the number of times you have been into the congestion zone in the last seven days, regardless of the vehicle. People commuting into london would pay an increased rate, people who live there and use public transport but have the car for the occasional weekend use wouldn't be penalised. It might not reduce the number of cars in the capital, but it should hopefully prove an incentive for people to find other ways of getting in, or choose to live closer to work.
Second plan, provide tax incentives to companies who set up offices outside of the capital. Now, I'm not suggesting that you tax those that are there, but you can provide benefits to companies who move staff outside of london to areas with less issues. Provide good working infrastructure to areas outside the capital and improve the transport links everywhere (also improve the internet connectivity to all places large and small)
I swear I had a better idea, but I can't remember it now :)
Basically find a carrot rather than hitting people with sticks.
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