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The local government history in London is very interesting and quite complicated, with many different aspects. The GLC was abolished in 1986, some people say that was because Ken Livingstone (the last Leader of the Greater London Council) has very high-spending policies implemented in the city, some says that was because Livingstone and GLC were very critical to the Conservative government led my Margaret Thatcher, with critical posters on the County Hall included. Still, the building has an interesting history. It was constructed between 1911 and 1922 (when the building was opened by King George V) or and 1939 (when the North and South blocks were added). It was constructed to replace an old LCC building inherited from the Metropolitan Board of Works (the principal instrument of London-wide government from December 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in March 1889). There were plans to relocate the London School of Economics to the site after the abolition of the LCC, but ultimately it was used by the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) and later sold to Shirayama Shokusan, a Japanese investor. Today it is the site of businesses and attractions, including the Sea Life London Aquarium, Shrek's Adventure London and the Namco Funscape amusement arcade. Oh, and the two hotels.

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Supreme Court of the UK in the background, among others, probably one of the few institution in the UK with a regular, non-traditional name. It is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population, including disputes relating to devolution. It was created by the act in 2005 and established in 2009. Previously its function was carried by the House of Lords, it had been exercised by the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (commonly called "Law Lords"), the 12 judges appointed as members of the House of Lords to carry out its judicial business as the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords. The devolution had however been exercised by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

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