City Of London Council Officers & Lady Mayor Unlawfully Reject A Motion On The Golden Lane Leisure Centre & Scandalise Democracy

We have previously reported on the sudden closure of the Golden Lane Leisure Centre (“GLLC”) by the City Council, which triggered a backlash among the residents who had been using it,which in turn quickly turned into a resident-led campaign (the “Campaign”) to reopen the GLLC and for residents to be involved in the design of its eventual scheduled refurbishment. The Campaign promoted a petition which, at the time of writing, has gathered 2,603 signatures and organised a march to the Guildhall and a protest outside it before the full Council meeting on 23/4/26. We reported on the march and protest here. Also, see this report on how Councillor Edward Lord sought re-appointment as the Council’s “Lead Member” for Sport after doing nothing at all about the closure of the GLCC, the only one leisure centre owned by this Council. During the last two weeks, there have been major developments in this story, which has become – as so often happens in this Council – a full-blown public scandal. We…