tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post116419661187516903..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: Hot Off The Press - December's LondonerRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-1167144048185029862006-12-26T14:40:00.000+00:002006-12-26T14:40:00.000+00:00How much does Ken's propoganda sheet cost??How much does Ken's propoganda sheet cost??weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-1164540022041729162006-11-26T11:20:00.000+00:002006-11-26T11:20:00.000+00:00The entire paraphernalia of Mayor and Assembly is ...The entire paraphernalia of Mayor and Assembly is an unnecessary impost on London residents. The current Labour government's proposed new powers for the Mayor will simply complete in effect the return of the GLC. Other large conurbations work perfectly well without this expensive additional tier of government. The next Conservative government should abolish the lot of them - but I doubt that it will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-1164459400152336732006-11-25T12:56:00.000+00:002006-11-25T12:56:00.000+00:00One thing missing from the December issue of the L...One thing missing from the December issue of the Londoner is a prize draw for two tickets to see the next Winter Olympics. The Mayor bid £10,000 for these tickets at a Variety Club charity ball on 12th September. The Mayor wrote to me at the end of October to say that the £10K he had bid had been bid "on behalf of my charity account in the GLA budget”, follow <A HREF="http://philtaylor.org.uk/?p=350" REL="nofollow">link</A>. The Mayor promised to offer these tickets to Londoners through a prize draw in the Londoner. Three months have gone by since the ball on 12th September and still no sign of the draw in the December issue. <BR/><BR/>That's not all though. According to the <A HREF="http://mqt.london.gov.uk//public/question.do?id=16588" REL="nofollow">reply to a question</A> asked by Andrew Pelling, AM in time for the last Mayor's Question Time on 15th November only £5,000 was given to the Variety Club. What happened to the other £5K?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-1164235181953889352006-11-22T22:39:00.000+00:002006-11-22T22:39:00.000+00:00Martin - I see no reason why they would refuse to ...Martin - I see no reason why they would refuse to take an advert. The charge might be quite high for reaching seven million Londoners.Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.com