the ruling comes from up-on-high the mayor of London who does have some oversight over the city of london, and the transit of traders that utilise the market.
Gotta hit those eco numbers.
Gotta hit those eco numbers.
The Corporation is essentially a unitary/borough-tier local authority, overseeing the "square mile" centre of the city, and has a council of elected councilmen. It provides housing, education, social services, street cleaning, markets etc for a small area of central London, and has existed since time immemorial.
The Mayor's remit, which has only existed since the year 2000, covers the whole 600-square mile area of Greater London, and provides strategic services like transport, strategic planning, fire and rescue, and the metropolitan police.
The Mayor of London wouldn't have had any involvement in this at all.
as a business voter I went to my ward's annual meeting (wardmote), they were surprised to see a non-resident there
nearly the entire thing was about issues residents care about (late noise, cycle paths, petty crime, etc)
that and their amazing new plans for billingsgate/smithfield
the other are a couple of other things to remember about City ward lists:
1. employers have no involvement other than picking their voters -- it's up to the individuals
2. due to the allocation rules: micro-businesses have most of the votes, so small food vendors have significantly more votes than all the large businessesSignificantly as I noted in my original comment the transit from outside the CoL into the market, but also directly.