Labour’s leader is sustained by an old north London brand of abstract idealism, dauntless optimism, moral indignation and discomfort with change. It has its charms but its reach is limited. Belief Jeremy Corbyn wore his reddest tie on 10 January, the day he unveiled his new strategy for 2017. It began with autographing a cushion for Good […]
London’s schools and universities are considered world class, but its provisions for equipping young people in particular with vocational skills have long been considered neglected, patchy and confusing. This has led to some of the capital’s most important employment sectors being less likely to recruit the workers it needs from within London itself. London Mayor Sadiq […]
Record numbers of tall buildings were started and completed across Greater London in 2016 with a small shift in the overall supply “pipeline” towards suburban areas, according to the latest annual survey by built environment forum New London Architecture and property consultants GL Hearn. A total of 26 new tall buildings, defined as being of 20 or […]
London is often described as rich, decried as a “playground for the rich” and denounced for receiving more than its fair share of tax payer riches in the form of public investment. But how rich is the average Londoner? There are several ways of defining wealth. People can own expensive property yet also have low […]
Labour currently dominates London politics, from the mayoralty of Sadiq Khan at City Hall to command of 21 of the capital’s 32 boroughs. Despite the party’s grim position nationally, support for it in the capital seems to have generally held up, which raises interesting issues about next spring’s borough elections. Is it possible that Labour will take a still tighter […]
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