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Ads by Google Related Topics North Carolina General Assembly Legislative Assembly Northern Ireland Assembly UN General Assembly London Assembly      Race 4 City Hall Jesse Jackson in his campaign for re-election and repeated his call for Londoners to reject the racism of the British National Party. With London's ethnic minorities forming 25% of the electorate, Ken Livingstone is also seeking to maintain Labour's leading position among black voters and used a visit to Old Compton Street to make a last minute pitch to gay voters in the capital. The race was thought to be overshadowed by the Iraq war, with many voters seeking to rebuke Tony Blair for his unpopular policy. http://race4cityhall.blogspot.com      London Assembly The first duty of the 25 Members of the London Assembly is to hold the Mayor to account. Six new Assembly Members were elected on the 10 June 2004. Assembly Members also act as champions for Londoners. http://www.veritasparty.com/html/body_london_assembly.html      Guardian Unlimited Special reports London's assembly Their dinner parties in London and their country house in Gloucestershire are a must for leading shadow ministers and journalists attracted by the gossip. As chairman of the Association of London Government and leader of Haringey council since 1987, Harris is a Blairite loyalist who was rewarded with a life peerage in 1998. Throughout the election campaign the Labour peer has gone to great lengths to present himself as plain Toby Harris, to the amusement of the Tories who have insisted on referring to him by his formal title. http://www.guardian.co.uk/elect2000/article/0,2763,217967,00.html      BMF > Region 5, London Section > The Mayor, London Assembly, etc The London Assembly comprises 25 members, all elected at the same time as the Mayor. Created by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the Mayor and the London Assembly constitute a unique form of strategic citywide government for London. The London Assembly examines the Mayor's activities, questioning him about his decisions. http://www.bmf.co.uk/region05/current/gla_info.html      London Mayor and Assembly BUSTER BLOODVESSEL is to stand in the London Mayor elections, with the female vote his prime target, it has emerged. TORY London mayor candidate Lord Jeffrey Archer has slammed Government attempts to re-open the case on his alleged insider share dealing. The Dobson camp believe their man will squeeze home by a couple of percentage points, thanks mainly to the votes of MPs, MEPs and London Assembly Members who form one third of Labour's complicated electoral college and almost all of whom are loyal to Prime Minister Tony Blair and his choice of candidate. http://www.londonnet.co.uk/ln/talk/news/featureslonmayor.html      Choice FM - Number One for Hip Hop and R&B! The London Assembly is an independent body that monitors the Mayor's performance. The London Assembly acts as a check and balance on the Mayor, making sure that the Mayor is always doing the best for London. The Mayoral and London Assembly election results will be announced on 11th June 2004. http://www.choicefm.net/Article.asp?id=25649      City Mayors: London election 2004 Labour suffered a high profile loss in the elections in the form of (Lord) Toby Harris, the leader of Labour in the Assembly for the last four years and also Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority for that period, who lost his constituency seat of Brent and Harrow. The national political mood, which saw the Labour Party lose both European and council seats on the same day, had limited effects in London, partly because of the distance between the views of the Mayor and Prime Minister, not least on the question of Iraq. Labour may yet rue the day it decided to hold all of the 2004 elections on one date in order to boost turnout as Ukip now have two seats on the London Assembly and all that brings with it – legitimacy, mandate, staff, resources and votes. http://www.citymayors.com/politics/london_election4.html      London Green Party   Jenny Jones is the Mayor's Road Safety Ambassador and was appointed by him as chair of London Food. Keeping an eye on the Mayor is just one of the jobs we are elected to do. Responding to the comments by Ian Blair, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, about the Belmarsh detainees being a threat to public safety, Jenny Jones, a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority said: http://www.london.greenparty.org.uk      Greater London Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The MPA is made up of members of the London Assembly, members appointed by the Mayor, and independent Magistrates. Starting on its functions on 3 July 2000, the authority consists of an elected Mayor and 25-member Assembly. The LFEPA is made up of members of the London Assembly, and councillors from the London boroughs, and is accountable to the Mayor. http://kernersville.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/Greater_London_Authority      London Assembly Members The London Assembly scrutinises the Mayor's activities, questioning the Mayor about his decisions. Under this system voters may cast two votes - one for a constituency member, and one for a political party or independent candidate. Assembly Members are elected under the Additional Member System. http://www.blacklondon.org.uk/gla/londassmem.htm      May 4th 2000 Election Results for Mayor of London & Greater London Assembly The full breakdowns of the results of the Mayoral election and that of the Greater London Assembly can be found on: Will there be large amounts of Mayoral budget diverted to court cases and political propaganda on issues of general concern, but which fall outside the scope of the job of Mayor of London ? On May 4th 2000, after an unusually shambolic election campaign, Ken Livingstone has been elected Mayor of London http://www.mayor-of-london.co.uk/2000-election.htm      THE GREATER LONDON ASSEMBLY - The powers, responsbilities and remit of the Greater London Assembly The deputy mayor is choose by the Mayor, but must be choosen from the ranks of the London Assembly. Summon the Mayor and senior staff of the GLA It was created by New Labour government as a sop to the Liberal Democrats. http://www.mayor-of-london.com/assembly.shtml      SocietyGuardian.co.uk Local Government Livingstone wants London assembly scrapped He accused them of having adopted this approach after the 2004 election, in which he was re-elected mayor for Labour after a first term during which he had held office as an independent, from 2000 to 2004. Their attitude had deprived London of proper scrutiny of his mayoral decisions, wasting council taxpayers' money, he said. Lord chancellor announces plans to toughen laws on electoral fraud http://society.guardian.co.uk/localgovt/story/0,7890,1589786,00.html      Not updated: Greater London Authority Are you in favour of the government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected Mayor and a separately elected assembly? Policing: a new Metropolitan Police Authority of 23 members will be set up, of which the Mayor will appoint 11 members from the Assembly. There will also be a 6-monthly opportunity for voters to question the Mayor directly. http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/gla.htm      Greater London Assembly: 24 Feb 2003: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com) It is responsible for scrutinising and reviewing the Mayor's exercise of his statutory functions. It has particular power to investigate, and prepare reports on actions and decisions taken by the Mayor or any member of the Greater London Authority. The GLA grants from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in 2002/03 as reported on the RA02 form are as follows: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans?id=2003-02-24.95852.h      ePolitix.com - London - News on London and information on the Greater London Authority and AMs The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have urged the London mayor to act on problems with the tube network. Mayor urged to act on Northern Line 'chaos' assembly should be scrapped and replaced with a group of council leaders. http://www.epolitix.com/EN/Institutions/London/region.htm      Coleman To Lead London Assembly (from This Is Local London) Mr Coleman was elected chair of the Assembly this morning, after the meeting in the Chamber at City Hall was delayed as several members became stuck in a lift. Our voting system will only allow each voter one vote. The Liberal Democrats gained five seats, the Greens two, and the United Kingdom Independence Party took two. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.501469.0.coleman_to_lead_london_assembly.php      New Statesman: Darcus Howe - chair of Greater London Assembly confronts Mayor Ken Livingstone - Brief Article He expected to serve illustriously as the chair of the police committee -- crime and policing being the major preoccupations of Londoners -- and then to succeed Dobson as mayor in the second term. New Statesman: Darcus Howe - chair of Greater London Assembly confronts Mayor Ken Livingstone - Brief Article Furthermore, Phillips and his team tried to undermine Ken's challenge by spreading the story that he hadn't paid his taxes. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_4495_129/ai_63837809      London, city, England. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 Elections were held in 2000, and Ken Livingstone became London’s first elected mayor. The guilds survive today in 80 livery companies, of which members were once the voters in London’s municipal elections. The Univ. of London is the largest in Great Britain, and there are other universities and colleges in the city. http://www.bartleby.com/65/lo/LondonEng.html      SocietyGuardian.co.uk Local Government London assembly wants tighter rein on Livingstone The capital's mayor provoked angry responses following his broadside yesterday against the 25-strong assembly at the Association of London Government leaders' committee. This would mean scrapping the elected assembly and replacing it with a borough leaders' committee, an idea first floated by the Conservative party in 2000. Assembly members railed against the proposals at a meeting held today to discuss Mr Livingstone's proposals to extend his mayoral powers, and their own submission to government on the GLA's powers in the future. http://society.guardian.co.uk/localgovt/news/0,8368,1590519,00.html      LondonElects. The London Elects homepage This site provides the full results of the 2004 London Mayoral, Assembly and European elections. Information on the candidates who stood in the elections are available on this site. You can also read a manifesto from each of the candidates for Mayor of London from London Elects's candidate information booklet. http://www.londonelects.org.uk      ePolitix.com - Second UKIP London assembly member defects At the weekend UKIP's leader in the assembly Damian Hockney announced he was leaving to become deputy leader of Veritas. Both of UKIP's London assembly members have defected to Robert Kilroy-Silk's new eurosceptic party Veritas. Hockney also told this website that UKIP's scheduled NEC meeting had been cancelled as a result of his move. http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200501/141f0ccf-c786-449f-966b-300b389b6085.htm      intro pol doc - London Labour Party - Promoted by Matt Carter, General Secretary, on behalf of The Labour Party, both at 16 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP. Our Labour Assembly members, who are not in a majority on the Assembly, have worked with the Mayor, other parties in the Assembly, the Labour Government and London local authorities in the best interests of Londoners. Labour created the London Assembly in 2000 to work with Government and Councils to widen opportunity for all in London after the years of Tory neglect. http://www.london.labour.co.uk/ViewPage.cfm?Page=7556      BBC - London - TV & Radio - Politics - London's first Assembly breaks for half term Their main task was to scrutinise the Mayor and his policies, but how successful have they been in this? This week the Politics Show will hear from them and other groups wanting to have their say in the forthcoming Mayoral election. It's the end of term for the members of London's first Assembly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/insideldn/politics/politics_020504.shtml      London assembly starts with row over 'stitch-up' Robert Chilton, the civil servant heading the transition team, moved straight to the appointment of the assembly's chairman and deputy chairman. The Tories tried to limit the assembly's powers to cooperate with Mr Livingstone to impose congestion charges on London's drivers, but were voted down. THE London assembly dispensed with ceremony when it met for the first time yesterday in the borrowed premises of an evangelical church. http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/05/13/nass13.html      London Assembly selections begin However, following Nicky Gavron’s selection as Labour& candidate for London Mayor, she has been placed first on the top-up list, thereby leaving her Labour-held Enfield and Haringey seat vacant. Labour Party branches have the opportunity to nominate candidates in January. The Greater London Labour Party has begun the process of selecting candidates for elections to the London Assembly in 2004. http://www.poptel.org.uk/scgn/articles/0301/page3c.htm      London Assembly Ohio Grand Assembly July 7 - 10 Kenyon College Gambier OH London Assembly has a Pledge group running 9 members strong. Let's Travel - Other States Grand Assembly Dates http://home.columbus.rr.com/londonrainbow      VERITAS LONDON ASSEMBLY It was, as we all knew, merely a matter of time before politicians, anxious to find another reason for ID cards, would start assuring us that July in London would have been very different, indeed, if we all had little plastic cards as internal passports. This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar. Hizonner, who has been loudly condemning the “pure criminals” who had bombed London transport on July 7, has been seen galloping off madly in all directions. http://veritaslondonassembly.blogspot.com      The Gla The London Assembly Whats The Difference You Ask (from News Shopper) Our voting system will only allow each voter one vote. The GLA has executive powers and includes a group of officers/employees while the London Assembly is a body of 25 elected representatives who also have executive roles but whose main duty is to provide accountability of the Mayor. The Greater London Authority (GLA) is run by Mayor Ken Livingstone, who is in turn held to account by the London Assembly. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/lewgreennews/display.var.422565.0.the_gla_the_london_assembly_whats_the_difference_you_ask.php      London Assembly Liberal Democrats Council guilty of maladministration for failing to make laws in public As the London Assembly Liberal Democrat Group, we seek to bring those views to London and to hold the mayor to account and ensure the assembly works on behalf of Londoners. Responding to the comments made by Ken Livingstone, at the Association of London Government, that the London Assembly should be scrapped and replaced with the Borough leaders, Leader of the London Assembly Liberal Democrat group, Graham Tope - a Borough leader himself for 13 years, said:- http://www.glalibdems.org.uk      Guardian London assembly approves capital tax hike The increase, which represents a rise of more than 15% in the mayor's council tax take, was rubber stamped by the London assembly - the group of politicians elected to scrutinise Mr Livingstone's work and given the power to block his budget. The assembly last month threatened to use that power to force the mayor to radically cut back his initial budget proposals, which called for an increase of 35% in his share of the council tax - a hike of £53 on band D council tax, which covers homes of average value in the capital. Sally Hamwee, chair of the assembly, said: "The mayor's spending has had a brake put on it by the London assembly. http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4355386-108186,00.html      Transport and travel news - London life, GLA CLOSURE OF BATTERSEA BRIDGE COSTING BUSINESS £65 MILLION The role of the British Transport Police is to be reviewed by the Government, which is also examin... COMPLAINTS about buses in London have almost quadrupled in three years, an investigation reveals t... http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayCiteList&orgId=2305&topicId=100007157      Wimbledon Conservative Association: London Assembly Elizabeth Howlett was elected as the London Assembly member for Merton and Wandsworth. The following is extract from Elizabeth Howlett's campaign literature for the London Assembly elections: If you would like to read more about Elizabeth Howlett, have a look at the Government for London section on Elizabeth Howlett at http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/howlette.htm. http://www.wimbledonconservatives.org.uk/wca?id=3&seq=50      BBC NEWS In Depth London Mayor London Assembly starts work Labour member Trevor Phillips has been elected as the assembly's first chairman, with the Liberal Democrat Baroness Hamwee selected as his deputy following a deal between the parties. They will be able to amend his budget with a two-thirds majority vote. The new assembly's 25 members will each be paid £34,438 a year and their job will be to "scrutinise" Mr Livingstone's performance. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2000/london_mayor/746899.stm      UKIP London Assembly: Another challenge to the Conservative leader As a lawyer, he ought to know that evidence is worthless, unless it is made clear. They are not only useless and expensive but a serious and unwarranted breach of individual liberty; they change the relationship between the citizen and the state: instead of the state being at the disposal of its citizens, they become its servants. This contradicts the Metropolitan Police statement made to the London Assembly on 8th December. http://ukiplondonassembly.blogspot.com/2004/12/another-challenge-to-conservative.html      Guardian Unlimited Politics Special Reports 'Hard-right' Tory to lead London assembly "If the Liberal Democrat assembly members intended to form a coalition with the Tories they should have explained this to the voters during the election. Sign up for daily politics headlines on your mobile Brian Coleman, the Tory member for Barnet & Camden, was elected chair of the 25-strong body after the Liberal Democrats decided to team up with the Conservatives to scrutinise the mayor, rather than ally themselves with a Labour/Green coalition. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/gla/story/0,9061,1242311,00.html      LondonElects. The London Assembly election Results for the 2004 Assembly election will be available here first on 11 June. On 10 June 2004, you can vote for 14 Constituency Assembly Members and 11 London-wide Assembly Members. See the full breakdown of the results from the 2000 election. http://www.londonelects.org.uk/assembly      Labour votes against cash to protect London (London Assembly Liberal Democrats) London Labour Assembly members voted against a Liberal Democrat Assembly motion that expressed dismay at the Government's delays in providing additional 'resilience' funding, 15 months after the terrorist attacks. This means that the cost of protecting the capital will fall on London council tax payers. Labour votes against cash to protect London (London Assembly Liberal Democrats) http://www.glalibdems.org.uk/news/73.html      London Assembly seeks to learn lessons from bombing attacks - Irna The London Assembly, set up in 2000, acts as a check and balance on the capital's major and investigates issues of concern to Londoners. The inquiry comes after the British government rejected calls led by Muslim leaders for a full judicial inquiry into the bombings and subsequent copycat attacks carried out on July 21, in which no one was killed. The inquiry, being carried out by the assembly's London Resilience Scrutiny Committee, said it will focus on the experience of ordinary Londoners and visitors to the capital who were caught up in the events. http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-20/0509096189170558.htm      icWales - Howard hints at London overruling Assembly We then asked the Tory leader whether in that case, he would say, "action has to be taken, the Assembly Government run by Labour is failing, therefore we are going to intervene by changing the law to force them to have foundation hospitals?" During an interview with the Western Mail in Cardiff, the Conservative leader pointedly failed to rule out the possibility of a Tory Government overriding the Assembly with laws passed at Westminster. Other parties said Mr Howard's comments underlined the need for the Assembly to get enhanced powers. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/newspolitics/tm_objectid=15462208&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=howard-hints-at-london-overruling-assembly-name_page.html      The London Assembly It suggests further action including that the Mayor should strengthening his planning guidance. On 13 October the Health and Public Services Committee will be discussing with Westminster Council, Langdon School and London Play what activities exist in London for young people aged 13 to 19. Representatives from the GLA Planning team, London Boroughs and academia attended. http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/index.jsp      London Assembly building photo London City Hall, Home of Mayor Livingstone and the Greater London Assembly. This is the view from the river ferry as it chugged up to Greenwich. http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/london_photos/London_Assembly_Building.htm      PJ Online News: London Assembly to examine primary care and local needs in the capital London community pharmacist Bob Rihal said that he and his colleagues would welcome the chance to work with the assembly to ensure that all primary care stakeholders see this as an opportunity to work with PCTs to reform the delivery of primary care. London Assembly member Elizabeth Howlett, who chairs the committee, said: "I hope that this scrutiny will not only indicate where we are now and what needs to be done, but more importantly, give Londoners the opportunity to have a say in the service they receive and provide a platform for sharing best practice." Primary care services, including pharmacy, are to be subjected to a five-month investigation by the London Assembly. http://www.pharmj.com/Editorial/20020518/news/london.html      BBC NEWS England London Road humps hamper police response The study has been submitted to the London Assembly's transport committee, which is due to meet next week. But Brian Coleman, Conservative London Assembly Member, said: "We already know from the London Ambulance Service that so-called 'traffic calming' causes over 500 deaths a year in London alone, and now the police have confirmed it affects their response times too. Transport for London has said in the past that road humps were a key factor in reducing fatalities on the roads. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3288795.stm      London Underground Tube Diary - Going Underground's Blog Under the rarely used power, the assembly can oblige the mayor to report to it on a specific issue. However, members of the Assembly today voted unanimously on a motion which calls for Ken to draft an action plan to stop disruption and delays on the Nothern Line, and he has to report his progress next week. Today the family are visiting lawyers to pursue a murder charge. http://london-underground.blogspot.com      UKIP London Assembly We shall still be led by the Dear Leader and Voice of Reason, now also known as the Deputy Leader of Veritas (so he is going to be kind of DL squared). The new blog will still be reporting on his doings, on the doings of the other Veritas London Assembly member, Peter Hulme-Cross. The Tory, Lib-Dem, Green and UK Independence Parties combined in a two-thirds majority to call on the Mayor to cut the proposed council tax precept increase, scrap his propaganda sheet The Londoner and cut other unnecessary expenditure. http://ukiplondonassembly.blogspot.com      Animal Aid : News : London Assembly Conference Animal Aid council member, Danny Bates, will be speaking at the conference. On the 19th March 2004 the Green Party Group on the London Assembly will be hosting a conference on 'Establishing London as a leading centre for non-animal medical research'. The conference is hosted by Noel Lynch, Green Party Member of the London Assembly. http://www.animalaid.org.uk/news/2004/0403conf.htm      This Is Local London THE London Assembly is calling on Mayor Ken Livingstone to draft an action plan to stop disruption and delays on the Northern Line. It was the Kate Moss scandal of a century ago: a snapshot painting of a famous Parisian actress, dressed like a prostitute, staring blankly ahead with the 19th century equivalent of cocaine in front of her. About 12 miles of the flood barriers that protect 1.25 million east Londoners are in a poor state, a new report warns. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk      London Assembly - Scrutiny into HIV & AIDS Welcome to London Assembly Scrutiny of HIV and AIDS in London Meanwhile they asked UKC (and others) to provide written evidence to address some or all of the issues. The Health Committee took oral evidence at a series of meetings starting October 14th 2003. http://www.ukcoalition.org/london/scrutiny.html      Mayor of London Taking you to the Mayor of London site http://www.mayor-of-london.co.uk

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