>London business warms to Ken
>
>London's businesses have become more confident in the effects of Ken
>Livingstone's performance as Mayor since he was elected, according
>to the latest London Monitor survey by IDA for the London Chamber of
>Commerce and Industry in conjunction with the Evening Standard. More
>than three in five businesses, 63%, think that he will work either
>very well (8%) or fairly well (55%) with London's business
>community, up from 39% just before the election and 33% in October
>1999. Two-thirds (67%) think he will tackle London's transport
>problems well (compared to 60% in April), and overall almost half
>think he will improve London a lot (4%) or a little (45%), while
>only 8% think he will harm the capital.
>
>Source: (London) Evening Standard, 6 September 2000.
>Technical details: Survey conducted by IDA. Sample: executives of
>330 companies employing a total of 200,000 across London,
>interviewed in the fortnight before 6 September 2000. Data were
>weighted to reflect the number of workers employed by each company.