FACTOID # 72: There are 22 countries where more than half the population is illiterate. Fifteen of them are in Africa.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Association of London Government

The Association of London Government ('ALG') is the local government association for London, bringing together representatives of the 32 London Boroughs and the Corporation of London. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which twelve (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and twenty Outer London. ... The Corporation of London is the municipal governing body of the City of London. ...


The ALG represents London local government to national government, European institutions, business and other bodies, lobbying for investment and funding. It also provides some direct services on behalf of the boroughs, including the Freedom Pass providing more than a million older, disabled and blind people free travel on London’s buses, tubes and trains, and the parking appeals service. The grants committee provides over £27 million in funding for many local groups who work across London boroughs on issues such as conservation, advocacy and arts.


The ALG came out of a merger between the London Boroughs Association and the Association of London Authorities in 1995. The ALA consisted of many, mainly Labour, councils which had left the LBA in the 1980s. The ALG itself merged with several other small organisations upon the creation of the Greater London Authority in 2000. The GLA was a member of the ALG for a period, before Mayor Ken Livingstone fell out with leading councillors and withdrew. The two organisations do coordinate their work however. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 sq. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London Kenneth Robert Livingstone, known as Ken Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is the current Mayor of London. ...


The Chair of the ALG is Labour's Sir Robin Wales, directly-elected Mayor of Newham. The Deputy Chair is Councillor Sally Powell, a Labour member of Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Previously Lord Toby Harris was Chair from 1995 to 2000. The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Sir Robin Wales is a leading figure in local government in London and a Labour Party politician. ... Cllr Dame Sally Powell, DBE is a leading local councillor in Britain for the Labour Party. ... The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London borough. ... Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey is a Labour Party politician in the House of Lords. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



Greater London | London

London boroughs : Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Brent | Bromley | Camden | City of London | Croydon | Ealing | Enfield | Greenwich | Hackney | Hammersmith and Fulham | Haringey | Harrow | Havering | Hillingdon | Hounslow | Islington | Kensington and Chelsea | Kingston | Lambeth | Lewisham | Merton | Newham | Redbridge | Richmond | Southwark | Sutton | Tower Hamlets | Waltham Forest | Wandsworth | Westminster Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which twelve (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and twenty Outer London. ... The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London. ... The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough of northern outer London. ... The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in southeast outer London. ... The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London which is surrounded by other boroughs: Harrow to the northwest, Barnet to the northeast, Camden to the east and Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to the south. ... The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ... This article is about a small section of central London. ... Croydon is a large suburban town and commercial centre to the south of London and forms part of the Greater London conurbation. ... The London Borough of Ealing is a London borough in the west of the city. ... The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, formed in 1965 my merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in the northeast of inner London, formed in 1965 out of the former metropolitan boroughs of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington. ... The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London borough. ... The London Borough of Haringey is a north London borough. ... The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer northwest London. ... The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in East London. ... The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost London borough. ... The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in west outer London. ... Islington is a borough of London to the north of the City of London, west of Hackney, east of Camden, and south of Haringey. ... The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of inner London, created in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. ... The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is the oldest of the Royal Boroughs in England and Wales, with great historical interest. ... The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in inner southwest London. ... The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in southeast London. ... The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in southwest London. ... The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London. ... The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in East London. ... The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in southwest London. ... The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough, located on the south side of the River Thames. ... The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough of outer north London. ... The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough and a city in its own right, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ...

Greater London Authority | London Assembly | Mayor of London The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 sq. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom, who heads the Greater London Authority and is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across the whole of the region of London. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Greater London Authority - Press Release (905 words)
On the eve of a campaign launched by the Association of London Government (ALG) against more devolution for London, there was disarray after the Vice Chair of the ALG, who is also the leader of the second largest group on the ALG, distanced himself from a key part of the campaign on housing powers.
On the eve of a campaign launched by the Association of London Government against more devolution for London, there was disarray after the Vice Chair of the ALG, who is also the leader of the second largest group on the ALG, distanced himself from a key part of the campaign on housing powers.
There was further disarray after it was confirmed that the Association of London Government’s campaign contradicted their own position, until recently shared by all parties in the ALG, which was to support the transfer of housing powers to the Mayor.
Greater London Authority - Press Release (874 words)
Services supporting some of London's most vulnerable children are being targeted for cuts after the Association of London Government (ALG) Grants Executive declared that they were not a priority for grant funding.
Services supporting some of London’s most vulnerable children are being targeted for cuts after the Association of London Government Grants Executive declared that they were ‘not a priority’ for grant funding.
The Association of London Government’s discussion comes in the light of plans to reduce the Association of London Government Grants scheme’s effectiveness by reallocating money for grants back to London boroughs with no guarantee of ring-fencing the resources for grants, therefore threatening significant cuts and undermining the strategic remit of the committee.
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms, 1022, m