Predicting London's Elections 2008
The 2008 London mayoral and Assembly elections are both important and exciting, not just for the capital but for UK politics.

The result will have a profound impact on London life, especially with new powers for the Mayor that came into force on 6 April. Together with the Assembly result, they will provide a clear marker for a general election in 2009 or 2010. We will also see many new faces on the Assembly and perhaps a more dynamic group of politicians who will hold the Mayor whoever wins to account.

The predictions in this document bring together, for the first time, an analysis of the previous six elections at national level (2001 and 2005), regional level (2000 and 2004) and local level (2002 and 2006). They provide a fascinating and rich insight into the elections on 1 May and into the politics of London generally.

Good Year Bad Year
LCA’s review of 2007 sets out the highlights and lowlights of the last 12 months. The latter included the 27 teenage murders in London, the Cutty Sark fire and for faded rock fans the Hammersmith Palais closure while the former consisted of the opening of St Pancras International and Wembley as well as the Tour de France among others.

The document maps all the issues LCA remembered most for a good/bad and high impact/low impact year. At the same time, and given our reputation for quite accurate predictions, we came up with 20 names to watch in 2008 in London.  Not surprisingly Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick are there given it is election year, but there are a few other names to ponder too.

LCA London Local Elections Results
Following the London Local Elections on 4 May, LCA give an alphabetical snapshot of the results in each of the 32 boroughs, look at some interesting statistics that came out of the election, and reveal how close our March predictions were to the actual outcomes.

London Newspaper War, September 2006
The first salvos were fired on the streets of London on 4 September in a bloody first bout of what promises to be a long, expensive and increasingly dirty battle for the hearts and minds of London’s newspaper readers. In this special LCA briefing, we set out the facts, sort the wheat from the chaff, and generally explain what it’s all about.

LCA Monthly Example, October 2007
Headlines: Met Police found guilty of health and safety breach, GLA Bill enacted, Three iconic buildings face uncertain futures, Rubbish target endorsed by Inspector, American ex-pats are spoilt by sporting bonanzae

Introduction: The high court ruling that the Met Police is guilty of breaching health and safety laws over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes has caused shockwaves across London. Despite the damning verdict, the Judge emphasised that there had been “no evidence of systematic failure” and that no individual could be held accountable...

LCA monthly media review pack
This pack is collated from trade, national and local press. It covers a wide range of issues which are currently high up the agenda for those interested in regeneration, transport and development in London.

To order a copy, please contact Chris Madel on 020 7479 2830 or cm@londoncommunications.co.uk

Review of the Mayor's Powers, July 2006
As LCA predicted last autumn, the Government's review of the Mayor's and GLA's powers in July 2006 resulted in an extension of authority for London regional government in several key areas.  This special briefing looks at the sectors where the Mayor will be given a stronger role as well as the areas where he had wanted more power to be handed over by the Government.