Alan Stanton
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London’s future trajectory is hard to predict, but we shouldn’t plan for decline Have we reached 'peak London'? Will the population churn of 2020 prove to be a blip or a decisive moment in the capital's history?
Alan Stanton
London’s future trajectory is hard to predict, but we shouldn’t plan for decline Have we reached 'peak London'? Will the population churn of 2020 prove to be a blip or a decisive moment in the capital's history?
Devolution over redistribution: Why taxing some regions more than others won’t narrow regional inequalities ‘Levelling up’ is a surprising slogan for a Conservative government. Aren’t Conservatives meant to dislike government levelling activity of any kind?
New focus for the new year: health and wellbeing One of our new years' resolutions is to spend more time researching Londoners' health and wellbeing.
Wasi-Daniju
Putting the public at the heart of planning in London Strengthening public involvement in planning to ensure quality and successful development projects in London.
Mario Washington-Ihieme
The new politics of public space It’s an irony of the digital age, when we can all communicate remotely, that it seems to have stirred a growing appreciation of urban public space.
Gary J. Wood
Five ways London’s mayors have changed the city 20 years on, how have London's three mayors - Ken, Boris, and Sadiq - improved the city?
“Mayors need mates” – choosing City Hall advisors How have London's mayors appointed their team?
Investment potential: Harnessing impact investment for London How can we make social investment work for London and Londoners?
A new ‘micromobility’ ecosystem: In support of e-scooters Not every new technology works in the way it was intended, so it’s right to be wary about new kid on the block, e-scooters. But the pros seem to outweigh the cons.
Lockdown 2.0: London’s cultural institutions suffer another financial blow London’s museums, galleries, performance and cultural spaces are closed once again as part of our second national lockdown,
A National Park City for all Public spaces work best when their creation and management is put into the hands of those who use them.
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London no longer leads the spread of Covid-19. Why?
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