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Munira Mirza To Be Questioned By The GLA Economic Development, Culture, Sport & Tourism Committee

October 17th, 2009 1 Comment

The Mayor’s Advisor On Arts & Culture, who recently claimed that Manchester in the early ’80s was something of a cultural desert, is to answer questions from the GLA Economic Development, Culture, Sport & Tourism Committee on Wednesday 21 October.
Once regular events such as RISE and the Trafalgar Square Festival have been cancelled and others, [...]

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Boris Island – There Is A Report, But Where Is It?

October 17th, 2009 10 Comments

Doug Oakervee’s report into the estuary airport proposed by Boris Johnson’s Deputy Mayor For Policing, failed  airline tycoon Kit Malthouse, has apparently “been on (the Mayor’s) desk for some time,” according to this BBC report.
Why the reluctance to publish it? Such an enormous development would undoubtedly be environmentally devastating and the inevitable damage to the [...]

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