A couple of weeks ago, Boris Johnson announced, at a packed City Hall, details of a £1bn deal to transform London’s historic docklands into the capital’s next business district, forging new trade links with China and other economies in the Asia-Pacific region and securing billions of pounds of inward investment in the UK economy. Owned…

Today it is 100 days to go until the election for the Mayor of London and London Assembly – the largest single election in the UK. LCA is working with London Elects, the independent body responsible for delivering this election and encouraging Londoners to take part. On 3 May, around 5.8 million Londoners will get…

Giles Dolphin retired this month from his role in charge of Strategic Planning at the GLA, a position he has occupied since the GLA was first established in 2000. His retirement drinks party last Friday night was quite a do and the turnout was extraordinary and perfectly fitting to have both Boris and Ken present…

Last week I attended two very different meetings of GLA functional agencies ? the last annual public meeting of the LDA and the 2012 ?Hot Spot? launch by TfL in association with London First. The LDA event was held on the 9th floor of City Hall and less than 100 people attended to hear Chairman…

Simon.Milton.Audio At the London Assembly Plenary yesterday, Sir Simon Milton ? the Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning ? announced that the London Development Agency (LDA) had finally been given a financial settlement from the Treasury.  The settlement amount has been confirmed with only two weeks? notice ahead of the new financial year. Milton announced…