Perhaps the Generals have given Our Establishment elite an offer they can't refuse.
Do it now Generals.

Adrian Peirson, luton, Beds

Couldn't be anything to do with the fact that there could be at least one BNP member elected to council could it? As if they care how much money they spend, they never have up until now. If a BNP member is elected then they will be scrutinized like never before. So there you have it.

Sylvia Howard, London, UK

The Welsh Assembly is nothing more than a costly talking shop and a white elephant too. Dont believe the hype and spin. It is nothing more than another very costly barrier of red tape and dithering that prevents real issues being tackled due to political pussyfooting. Things arent any better for it.

Lisa, Cardiff, Wales

Ken Livingstone is an autocracy who ignores those who opposes him and claims to have to be doing good for London and not his million pound pension (sic)

steve tea, manchester, cheshire

No, the Assembly’s powers should be beefed up so that it can act as a proper check on the Mayor.

Dave, London, England

Assemblies across the rest of the country are being scrapped with a beefed up role for councils scrutinising RDAs so this would make sense, so London is on the same basis as the rest of the country.

Eric, Godalming,

Something to do with the BNP looking good for a couple of seats?

Lefties are NOT interested in saving money!

Ben, London, England

Well done NLGN (James Hulme) for finally stating the obvious. Making regional government more accountable to committees and to Parliament (Select Committees) comes from Ed Balls (Smith Institute, NLGN 2006, 2007) so expect to see it happen sometime soon - with regional development agencies too.

suzanne, London , UK

amazing, now Labour is about to lose, all of a sudden the LA becomes 'useless'....how very ironic

jane, london,

Colin, can you really believe that any member of the labour party is left-wing? They're just tories in cheaper clothes.

Emma, Sheffield,

Well done NLGN for finally stating the obvious. The idea of making regional government accountable to committees or to Parliament (Select Committees) comes from Ed Balls (Smith Institute & NGLN, 2006/07), so expect to see this happen sometime soon.

suzanne, London , UK

There is merit in changing the powers of the London Assembly over the Mayor, an opportunity which the Labour Government missed in the GLA Act at the end of of 2007. The most effective change would be to give it scrutiny powers like a US congressional committee. Borough Leaders are too busy to do it.

Richard, Wandsworth, London, England

Nevermind the London Assembly - the Regional Assemblies should go as well. We are being strangled by unrepresentative undemocratic bureauracracies.

Ian Burgess, Bristol,

Left-wingers trying to save money? What's going on here? I suspect that now they know their chums are going to be kicked-out of government across the UK they don't want anyone else to enjoy the gravy train and junkets that Labour have had since 1997

Colin, Glasgow, UK

Add that to the unasked for and unneeded Regional Assemblies, quango's, consultants, P.R. and spin doctors and we could save billions. But Nulabour need to surround themselves to cover there own inadequacies. There will be no change until these people go at the next election.

Roger, Surrey,