Greater London Authority Bill

I never thought of myself as a particularly imaginative person, but the Bill has made me realise that I have a more vivid imagination than the Government about what might go wrong—as I have said before, not with the current cast of characters, but in some, I hope always, hypothetical future. As I have said, the Mayor makes decisions and sets the budget. Things cannot always be as cosy and consensual as the Government suggest, so the Government are very happy when they are. If things were always cosy and consensual, the Assembly would not be doing its job terribly well. The GLA is in two parts. As we are in Grand Committee, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.