On Wednesday 18 January, from 13.00-16.30, we’re holding the second of three seminars on the government’s Localism agenda in London. Recent announcements have made clear that the economic outlook for the UK remains extremely challenging. London is at the heart of the UK economy, and yet by mid-2011 the number of unemployed people in London … [Read more...]
The Localism Bill: New Briefing Paper
September 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
To provide the context for our newly launched Localism Project, we are delighted to publish this briefing paper summarising key parts of the Localism Bill and some of the challenges it poses for policymakers in London. In particular, the paper provides detail on the new general power of competence for London Boroughs, new revenue streams such as … [Read more...]
Localism In A Global City
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The coalition government’s localism agenda promises to shift power from central government ‘back into the hands of individuals, communities and councils’. A bold and to many, a welcome commitment given the UK is one of the most centralised countries in Western Europe. But the implications of this commitment for our capital city cannot be … [Read more...]
Private sector renewal
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our event at London's Living Room covered various angles, each with a take on the role of the private sector in development and renewal in London. Finally we got a bit more detail on what the role of London's Local Economic Partnership (LEP) will be from Mark Kleinman at the GLA. Promoting skills and employment, attracting investment and … [Read more...]
A Green Deal for London?
June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Future of London hosted a roundtable discussion this morning looking at the mechanisms that will underpin the Government's proposals for a Green Deal. We heard from civil servants from within the Department for the Environment and Climate Change (DECC), as well as colleagues from across a number of London boroughs and the GLA. We also had … [Read more...]
Delivering localism: audience discussion
May 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At our localism event a wide ranging debate ensued about the practical implementation of this agenda in London. Below are highlights from these exchanges that give a sense of the discussion. Q – What should the role of business be in the creation of neighbourhood plans? A – Clearly this will differ in different parts of London. In some … [Read more...]
London’s retail winners and losers
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our Development and Renewal seminar on 31 March looked at retail trends in London and at which areas stand to win or lose out as a result. Change is afoot in the retail world; Stuart Morley, Head of Research at GVA warned that the strong growth in retail spending of the last decade is over and reduced disposable income and therefore spending will … [Read more...]
Boost for the ‘burbs from Boris
March 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Mayor of London announced yesterday that £50m is being made available to to regenerate town centres in outer London. This will be welcome news for the outer boroughs that Boris has been accused of neglecting in favour of high profile projects - the Olympics and Crossrail in particular. One of the main planks of Boris's pledge was to … [Read more...]
Retail led regeneration
March 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Thursday March 31, 2011 - Thursday March 31, 2011 GVA Map and Directions | Register Description: The fourth event in our Funding and Delivering Development and Renewal series turns to retail and its role in shaping physical and economic development at a range of spatial scales in London. We’ll have a panel of experts from the retail, … [Read more...]
Edward Glaeser – The Triumph of the City
March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I attended a Centre for Cities roundtable today with Harvard University's Professor Edward Glaeser, one of the preeminent urban economists in the world today, along with other UK city experts from the Greater London Authority, London School of Economics, the Core Cities Group, and the British Chambers of Commerce. His new book, The Triumph … [Read more...]
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