City of London

  • Life goes on…

    despite the City elections.  Over the last couple of weeks, my activities as a Common Councilman have included a visit to The City Academy Hackney where I’m one of the City-elected governors. As someone with a languages background (my BA degree was in Russian Language & Literature), I take a particular interest in the teaching

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  • Barts Square

    Yesterday evening, along with fellow Ward Councillor Clare James, I attended a meeting at 200 Aldersgate, arranged by DP9 & Helical Bar, when new preliminary designs for the external appearance of the building known as NBC3, & part of the proposed Barts Square development, were presented to residents, as part of an informal consultation exercise.

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  • According to the Guidance issued to candidates and agents, at City of London elections candidates can be considered ‘joint candidates’ if they do any of the following: employ the same election agent use the services of the same clerk or messengers hire or use the same committee rooms at an election publish joint addresses, circulars

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  • In January, like most of my fellow Common Councilmen, I received an e-mail from Naomi Colvin of the City Reform Group, asking me to sign up to what she called ‘our Pledges’.  These were listed as: 1.     We will promote commerce within the City on the basis of its ability to serve its customers. 2.    

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