London appoints first night czar
Amy Lamé, a writer, broadcaster, performer and campaigner who was previously mayoress of Camden, will begin by organising a series of 'night surgeries' with businesses
News By IQ | 4 November 2016
London today became the biggest city so far to appoint a ‘night czar’ to champion and protect its nightlife.
The hiring of Amy Lamé, an American-born broadcaster, writer and gay rights activist, follows the appointment of night mayors in other cities in Europe and North America, including Berlin, Amsterdam and San Francisco. The creation of the post, which pays £35,000 per annum for two-and-a-half days a week, was a manifesto commitment of London’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan.
Khan’s office says…
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