Live from City Hall: EDCST committee

The initials stand for Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism and its agenda looks pretty full today. Note that item 6, the Olympics Budget Shortfall - that "black hole" discovered recently - has been deferred until the committee's next meeting on 29 July. Even so, the provision of skills and employment support in London will be examined, with Boris's adviser Sir David Freud among those to be questioned. A supplementary agenda item concerns the appointment of Anthony Browne to the LDA, which I reported yesterday. The meeting will be webcast live, starting just about this minute.