What Next For London?

In the latest episode of the newly relaunched What Next for London? podcast, our Chief Executive, John Dickie is joined by Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG, Tony Travers, Director of LSE London, and Chris Rumfitt, Founder and Chief Executive of Field Consulting, to discuss what the Chancellor's upcoming Autumn Budget could mean for the capital. The group discuss how Rachel Reeves may seek to balance the books whilst protecting growth, the interventions that can get the economy firing on all cylinders again, and political considerations around tax and spend measures as 26 November nears. Follow us on X at @_businessLDN and on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.

Our Director of Competitiveness Matthew Fell is joined by Janet Greenwood, Global Lead for Sustainable Infrastructure at KPMG, to explore how systems thinking can drive sustainable growth, crowd in private investment, and accelerate progress towards net zero. The pair also delve into how devolution can support the Government's mission-based approach to policy development and lessons that can be learned from the innovative financing models that have helped to deliver major projects across London and beyond. Follow us on X at @_businessLDN and on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.

There's no doubting that the capital is a world leader when it comes to developing tech, digital innovations and emerging uses for AI, but is the city at risk of running before it can walk? Our Programme Director for Infrastructure John Kavanagh is joined by David Liu, Head of Infrastructure in the Digital & Innovation Service at Westminster City Council, Tim Creswick, CEO of Vorboss, and Chelsea Chamberlin, Chief Technology Officer at Roc Technologies, to discuss how the public and private sectors can work together to address the capital's not spots and fulfil its digital potential. The trio talk through the reasons behind the capital's patchy connections despite its status as a global tech leader, the costs to London of not addressing infrastructure gaps, and the need for top talent to make new investments happen. Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN and on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.

A few days on from the Bank of England's latest interest rate cut, our Director of Competitiveness, Matthew Fell, is joined by Lai Wah Co, Deputy Agent for London at the BoE, to discuss that finely balanced decision to bring borrowing costs down. The pair also talk through the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on the jobs market, what global instability means for the UK economy, and how the Government's focus on regulatory reform, housebuilding and infrastructure investment could help drive growth. Follow us on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN and on Twitter at @_businessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.

A year on from the Government making planning reform a central pillar of its first 12 months in office, our Deputy Chief Executive Muniya Barua is joined by Paula Carney, Managing Director at CarneySweeney, and Harry Steele, Programme Director at BusinessLDN, to discuss the impact of its changes on London's built environment to date. The trio discuss interventions needed to make the capital's stretching 88,000 new homes target a reality, including pragmatic approaches to Section 106 agreements, effective implementation of measures contained in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill, a revamped and streamlined London plan, improving investment in local planning authorities and much else besides. Find out about opportunities to be involved in our work in this area on our website. Follow us on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN and on Twitter at @_businessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.

One week on from the Chancellor's Spending Review, our Programme Director Stephanie Pollitt is joined by Ian McDermott, Chief Executive of Peabody, to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing housing providers in the capital and how the Government's stretching 1.5 million new homes target can be made a reality. The pair discuss all the latest on the Affordable Homes Programme, rent convergence, proposals to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead and much else besides. Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN and on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.

Our Competitiveness Director Matthew Fell sits down with Debapratim De, Economic Research Director at Deloitte, to discuss why Spring has not yet sprung for the UK economy and the roles that public investment, consumer confidence and policy certainty can play in accelerating growth. The pair also talk through findings from Deloitte's Chief Financial Officer Survey, which details how corporations are responding to the current trading environment, and what the evolving landscape for global trade could mean for the UK's prospects. Follow us on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN and on Twitter at @_businessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.

Our Programme Director for Infrastructure John Kavanagh is joined by Chris Whitehouse, Technical Director at WSP, and Anna Hart, Senior Corporate Finance Manager at Transport for London (TfL), to discuss how new financing models can support delivery of much-needed infrastructure projects across the capital. The trio cover lessons learned from the Northern Line extension to Battersea, as well as the Elizabeth Line, outlining how a new way of taxing properties which benefit from infrastructure investments could help fund extensions to the Bakerloo, DLR and Overground lines, unlocking thousands of new homes and jobs in the process.

Our Programme Director for Infrastructure John Kavanagh sits down with Daniel Kelly, Commercial Director for Public Sector and Next Generation Infrastructure at Boldyn Networks, to discuss how the company's neutral host model is helping to address the capital's connectivity challenges while significantly reducing the environmental impact, including through its planned £1bn investment programme via its partnership with Transport for London. The pair also talk through Boldyn's work in supporting Sunderland to become the smartest city in the UK, the importance of public-private collaboration, and how improved connectivity can drive local growth, attract inward investment and address social challenges and opportunities.

BusinessLDN's Policy Delivery Director Jonathan Seager unpacks findings and recommendations from our 'Case for a new town in London' report with Kathryn Firth, Director at Arup, Ellie Evans, Senior Partner at Volterra, Craig Tabb, Board Director at DP9, and Karen Alcock, Managing Director at Kanda. The group discuss key considerations for the Government's New Towns Taskforce as it formulates its recommendations and the challenges and opportunities that London holds as a place to build thousands of new homes. Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN and on LinkedIn at BusinessLDN. Music is provided by Coma-Media.