Now the budget’s set for 24 March, bookies have stopped taking bets on a 6 May General Election – the countdown starts now!

We're checking out the political betting sites this afternoon - £15million betting expected on the General Election! ow.ly/1g5nI
Good Year Bad Year 2009
LCA look back at 2009 and who enjoyed a good or bad year in the capital. We also look forward to 2010, what with local and general elections due very soon, highlighting a selected 20 people, places, projects or pairings to watch over the next 12 months.
Click here
 
 
One of the things that sets LCA apart is our focus on London and the knowledge we build up, day in and day out, on what is happening in the capital. This is more than just information, it is intelligence which we put to good use in the advice we give to our clients. Here are some examples.
Good Year Bad Year 2009
LCA look back at 2009 and who enjoyed a good or bad year in the capital. We also look forward to 2010, what with local and general elections due very soon, highlighting a selected 20 people, places, projects or pairings to watch over the next 12 months.

LCA Monthly Example, November 2009
Headlines:A new word – ‘oysterisation’ – but worth it, a court case worth following, a worrying trend in gun crime, a Mayor as Police Commissioner? And a new Board to watch

Introduction: Do you carry an Oystercard? Most of us at LCA do and for those of us who use both train and Tube, the roll out of the Oyster pay-as-you-go across all rail and riverboat stations is great news, if rather overdue. It will be a welcome New Year benefit for London’s hard pressed commuters and points to even greater integration on the public transport system.

Good Year Bad Year 2008
LCA’s review of 2008 charts all the key stories and issues from the last 12 months. Highlights include the election of a new Mayor, Royal Assent for Crossrail and the success of London’s athletes in Beijing. Lowlights included the appalling story of Baby P in Haringey, the continued prevalence of gang and knife crime with 29 teenage murders (compared with an equally depressing 27 in 2007) and the error-strewn opening of Terminal 5 at Heathrow.

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.

London Political Map, July 2008
The third edition of our double sided map was produced in partnership with London Councils and includes the results of the Mayoral and London Assembly elections held in May 2008. It also shows the political control of London's 74 Westminster constituencies and 33 London Boroughs as well as providing information on the capital's new assembly members and ministers/shadow ministers.

LCA London Local Elections Results 2006
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.

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