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Local Government In London
Local government in Greater London, England takes place in two Local government in England#Functions and powers, tiers; an upper tier and a lower tier. The upper tier authority is the Greater London Authority (GLA), controlled by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The lower tier authorities are the 32 London boroughs, borough councils and the City of London Corporation in the City of London.History and general information. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Upper tier The Greater London Authority consists of two elected parts. They are the mayor of London, who has executive powers, and the London Assembly, who scrutinise the mayor's decisions and can accept or reject his budget proposals each year. The GLA is responsible for London Plan, strategic planning, Metr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater London Administrative Area In England
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Sadiq Khan
Sir Sadiq Aman Khan (, ; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting (UK Parliament constituency), Tooting from 2005 until 2016. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, Khan is on the party's soft left and has been ideologically characterised as a social democrat. Born in Tooting, South London, to a British Pakistani family, Khan earned a law degree from the University of North London. He subsequently worked as a solicitor specialising in human rights issues and chaired the Liberty (advocacy group), Liberty advocacy group for three years. Joining the Labour Party, Khan was a councillor for the London Borough of Wandsworth from 1994 to 2006 before being elected MP for Tooting at the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 general election. He was openly critical of several policies of Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, including the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mayor Of The City Of London
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of peers. Etymology According to the '' Oxford Dictionary of English'', the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English word ''hlāford'' which originated from ''hlāfweard'' meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper", reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a chieftain providing food for his followers. The appellation "lord" is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation " lady" is used. This is no longer universal: the Lord of Mann, a title previously held by the Queen of the United Kingdom, and female Lords Mayor are examples of women who are styled as "Lord". Historical usage Feudalism Under the feudal system, "lord" had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralised authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Byzantine Empire� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In London
Various political parties and organisations hold elected representation in the thirty-two London borough councils. This list includes the parties of the 1,851 borough councillors, but excludes the City of London Corporation as its elections are nominally fought in a nonpartisan system. Councillors were elected most recently in the 2022 London local elections, whereas the London Assembly was elected in the 2024 London Assembly election and MPs were elected in the 2024 general election. Political parties * Changes since 2018 elections The People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets was subsequently disbanded on 29 August 2018, with their only elected councillor joining the Liberal Democrats. Residents, independent, and single issue groups * Havering Residents Association, Havering (17) * Merton Park Ward Independent Residents (3) * Various independents (12) References {{London history London Parties A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Work
Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work practice draws from liberal arts, social science, and interdisciplinary areas such as psychology, sociology, health, political science, community development, law, and economics to engage with systems and policies, conduct assessments, develop interventions, and enhance social functioning and responsibility. The ultimate goals of social work include the improvement of people's lives, alleviation of biopsychosocial concerns, empowerment of individuals and communities, and the achievement of social justice. Social work practice is often divided into three levels. Micro-work involves working directly with individuals and families, such as providing individual counseling/therapy or assisting a family in accessing services. Mezzo-work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough
The London boroughs are the current 32 districts of England, local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London, England; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at the same time as Greater London on 1 April 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) and are a type of local government district. Twelve were designated as Inner London boroughs and twenty as Outer London boroughs. The City of London, the historic centre, is a separate ceremonial county and local government district that functions quite differently from a London borough. However, the two counties together comprise the administrative area of Greater London as well as the London Regions of England, Region, all of which is also governed by the Greater London Authority, under the Mayor of London. The London boroughs have populations of between 150,000 and 400,000. Inner London boroughs tend to be smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English former politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was Local Government Act 1985, abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of London from the Greater London Authority Act 1999, creation of the office in 2000 until 2008 London mayoral election, 2008. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent East from 1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 to 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001. A former member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, he was on the party's hard left, ideologically identifying as a socialist. Born in Lambeth, South London, to a working-class family, Livingstone joined Labour in 1968 and was elected to represent Norwood (electoral division), Norwood at the GLC in 1973 Greater London Council election, 1973, Hackney North and Stoke Newington (electoral division), Hackney North and Stoke Newington in 1977 Greater London Council ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Cutler
Sir Horace Walter Cutler (28 July 1912 – 2 March 1997) was a British Conservative politician who served as leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, and some of his right-wing economic views were seen as forerunners of Thatcherism. Early life Cutler was born in Tottenham, one of seven children born to a wealthy family. He went to Harrow County School for Boys and Hereford Cathedral School, later joining his father's building business, which he helped lead after his father's death in 1934. He spent World War II in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Local politics Cutler became involved in politics due to dissatisfaction with the strictness of building laws. In 1952, he first went into politics when he was elected as a Conservative member of Harrow Borough Council, where he became Leader of the Council in 1961. He was also elected to Middlesex County Council and was its last Leader, in 1963, before it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Goodwin
Sir Reginald Eustace Goodwin CBE, DL (3 July 1908 – 29 September 1986) was a British politician. He was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973 to 1977. On the moderate wing of the Labour Party, he favoured public control of utilities. Family background Goodwin was from a middle-class family of five and was born in Streatham. He went to Strand School, leaving at 16 to become a tea-buyer for a City firm. In his spare time he worked at the Oxford and Bermondsey Boys' Club, a charity set up by the University of Oxford to help underprivileged boys in Bermondsey, where he then lived. Through this work he became full-time Assistant Secretary of the National Association of Boys' Clubs when it was established in 1934. From 1945 he was its General Secretary. Party politics Goodwin joined the Labour Party in 1932, and began his political career when he was elected to Bermondsey Borough Council in 1937. His administrative ability was noticed and he became Leader of the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Plummer
Arthur Desmond Herne Plummer, Baron Plummer of St Marylebone, Territorial Decoration, TD, Deputy lieutenant, DL, FRSA (25 May 1914 – 2 October 2009) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician in London and the longest serving Leader of the Greater London Council 1967–1973. Education and military service Plummer went to Hurstpierpoint College and the College of Estate Management. He qualified as a Surveyor but his career was curtailed by World War II where he served with the Royal Engineers leaving with the rank of Major. In 1950 he was awarded the Territorial Decoration for long service in the Territorial Army (United Kingdom), Territorial Army, and he was a member of the Territorial Army Sports Board from 1953 until 1979. Political career Plummer was elected to Metropolitan Borough of St. Marylebone, St. Marylebone Borough Council in May 1952 and served as Mayor of the Borough in 1958. He was selected as a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Fiske, Baron Fiske
William Geoffrey Fiske, Baron Fiske, CBE (3 July 1905 – 13 January 1975) was a British politician who was the first Leader of the Greater London Council and oversaw the decimalisation of the pound sterling as Chairman of the Decimal Currency Board. Early life Fiske came from a middle-class family with radical sympathies who often discussed politics, with his maternal grandfather being a particularly strong influence. In his early life, Fiske's main interest was in the art of ancient Greece. He was sent to Berkhamsted Collegiate School, and upon leaving, went to work for the Bank of England. After twelve years at the Bank, he took advantage of its generous pension scheme and left in 1935, and began to work as a Company Secretary. Career When World War II broke out, Fiske was drafted as a specialist into the Civil Service where he founded the Society of Civil Servants. The war helped to energise him in politics generally and he unsuccessfully fought the constituency of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
