LCA publish new London Political Map Produced in partnership with London Councils, the new 2008 map shows the political control in the capital at a borough, London Assembly and parliamentary level Click here      8 Aug 08 Lee Valley Athletics Centre athletes to pick up two medals at Beijing Olympics  At the last major athletics tournament, the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Valencia, athletes who trained at the Lee Vall...  3 Jul 07 No fare increase on the Tube and buses in January 2008  With a Mayoral election looming in May, the coffers of Transport for London brimming with cash and recent fare increases hurting L...  30 Jan 07 Greenwich loses out on first super-casino  Seen as a dead certainty last year, the O2 has slipped back in the race for the UK's first regional or "super-casino". art of the...  25 Jan 07 Water prediction  Things are definitely looking up for Londons water supply, with both groundwater and reservoir levels recovering from the severe ...  4 Jan 07 A dedicated Olympics Minister is appointed by Government  LCA's predictions in January forecasted that a Minister with sole responsibility for the London Olympics in 2012 would be appointe...  4 Jan 07 Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister but there is at best only one London MP in his first Cabinet  In LCA's 2006 review published in January we forecasted that Gordon Brown would finally become Prime Minister but would appoint an...  31 Dec 06 Brad Pitt will appear on stage in the West End by end 06  Following Sir Peter Hall's claim in 2004 that West End producers were scared of staging new plays unless they had a major US star ...  13 Jul 06 More powers for the Mayor  The Labour manifesto promised a review of the Mayor's powers. Perhaps surprisingly quickly, the Government has moved to start this...  9 May 06   7 boroughs will see change in 2006 local elections  May 2006 sees local elections in 32 of London's boroughs (all except the City). Currently Labour control 15, the Conservatives 8, ...  13 Jan 06 Sir Ian Blair will not resign as a result of the IPCC report  The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, is currently being investigated over his conduct following the fatal shooting...  9 Oct 05   Mayor will challenge the PPP deals by Christmas 2005  Ken Livingstone and TfL's senior management didn't want the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and 3 years into their operation th...