“London has many of the best schools in the country, with 96% of all our schools being rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.” “London boroughs are determined to ensure there continues to be sufficient high quality school places available in each local area, despite this difficult climate. ...
Cllr Cockell said: “Throughout his campaign Boris Johnson has argued that London’s mayor will achieve most when he works in partnership with the boroughs. Londoners have endorsed his approach and London Councils is ready with practical ideas to support his ambition." ...
Councils Serve Up New Home Loans London ; London Boroughs Could Soon Provide Mortgages for New Homebuyers, Reports Ruth BloomfieldLONDON'S councils are considering offering mortgages to hard- pressed buyers. The move could see the return of local authority mortgages after an absence of more than ...
It's a familiar narrative for the Tories today, but it's a special punch in the gut for Kemi Badenoch's party because it means they've now lost every single one of the 18 councils they were defending in these elections. At the moment, it is too close to call whether Reform ...
The Inclusion London figures also show that at least seven former ILF-users have been forced to move into residential care since the closure in June 2015. Six local authorities – the London boroughs of Barnet, Croydon, Hounslow, Sutton, Wandsworth and Westminster – failed to answer Inclusion...
As London's demographic boom kicks in, the pressure on schools has never been greater, and in several boroughs across the city the notion of parental choice has all but disappeared. In Southwark, for example, more than 10 per cent of four-year- old entrants to school will be placed in ...
I’ve avoided driving in central London purely to avoid the painful congestion tax – Now they want to extend it to the outer boroughs… which is all about money of course – greedy bureaucrats, and will mean less trade for areas that need visitors. ...
Livingstone squares up to London boroughs Reports that London mayor Ken Livingstone has launched an audacious bid to take control of housing and planning in the capital to fight Nimby syndrome in local authorities. Political oppositions to the Kent and Essex housing development;... E Bennett - 《...
The article reports on the warning given by the London Councils in England to London Mayor Boris Johnson. Mayor Johnson was warned to put his focus on the capital and not to get involved in local issues. Representing all the capital's boroughs,...
Under the program, boroughs are given freedom on how they will spend the money from the housing and regeneration quango to deliver affordable homes. In response, the chairman of London Councils Richard Blakeway wrote a letter to Johnson, claiming that councils would have to agree with Johnson ...