Thread: These writhing whales of the road have swung their hefty rear ends round our corners for the final time.
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Old July 31st 09, 08:14 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default These writhing whales of the road have swung their hefty rear
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(John B) wrote:

On Jul 30, 1:48*pm, "Tim Roll-Pickering" T.C.Roll-
wrote:

What powers would you have added to the GLC to make it efficient
and viable?

Full control over London's transport, including roads, traffic and
British Rail in London (from central government and the boroughs)
Outer London education (from the boroughs)
Planning, including all council housing strategy (from the boroughs)
Personal and hospital NHS services (from central government and the
boroughs
Rates collection (from the boroughs)

Rates collection is about as far from strategic as you can get!

That way, everything strategic is being done by the GLC, whereas local
authorities just become implementation bodies for areas where an
organisation covering eight million people is going to be too unwieldy.

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Colin Rosenstiel
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