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LDN Weekly – Issue 309 – 27 March 2024 – BIG, BAD LONDON
BIG, BAD LONDON
The last few days has seen two key political milestones come and go. Yesterday was the last opportunity for the Prime Minister to call a General Election on 2 May. Yet there was no sign of the famed lectern appearing outside 10 Downing Street. That noise you can hear is the giant sigh of relief from London Elects, no longer losing sleep over having to count General Election, Mayoral and London Assembly votes at the same time.
LDN Weekly – Issue 308 – 20 March 2024 – AND THEY'RE OFF
AND THEY'RE OFF
The last few days saw the starting pistol fired on the race for City Hall. After months of unofficial campaigning, the phoney war is now behind us, as the formal campaign period begins. Already, two of the candidates have launched their campaigns – expect the others to follow suit in the coming days. As we cover in today’s LDN, policy promises are coming thick and fast. The manifestos themselves won’t be far away.
LDN Weekly – Issue 307 – 14 March 2024 – Fever Pitch
FEVER PITCH
With Londoners going to the polls seven weeks tomorrow to elect a Mayor and 25 Assembly Members, we’re really entering the business end of the campaign. Next Tuesday, the formal pre-election period starts.
LDN Weekly – Issue 305 – 28 February 2024 – Turning Down the Political Temperature
TURNING DOWN THE POLITICAL TEMPERATURE
As an unashamed politics geek who has spent much of his working life in and around politicians, these past few weeks have been dispiriting. Being personally close to some of those involved, I’ll be restrained in what I write, but neither of the main parties fare well out of recent events.
LDN Weekly – Issue 306 – 07 March 2024 – Taxing Times
TAXING TIMES
As LDN goes to press, we are digesting the Budget and the headline announcements. Fuelled by Diet Coke, it’s enough to give even those with the best constitution a dose of indigestion.
LDN Weekly – Issue 304 – 22 February 2024 – Not For Turning
NOT FOR TURNING
One of the fascinating aspects of the last decade is that despite politicians repeatedly assuring voters they’re the ones to provide stability, the country has experienced perhaps the most turbulent chapter in living memory. Brexit, five Prime Ministers in seven years, three General Elections in nine years is to most people – whatever their politics – quite the antithesis to stable.
LDN Weekly – Issue 303 – 15 February 2024 – Building with Love
BUILDING WITH LOVE
The Secretary of State’s approval this week of plans for the redevelopment of the former ITV Studios on the South Bank is the latest in a string of interventions by the Government in London’s built environment.
LDN Weekly – Issue 302 – 7 February 2024 – The South Bank Show
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW
The Secretary of State’s approval this week of plans for the redevelopment of the former ITV Studios on the South Bank is the latest in a string of interventions by the Government in London’s built environment.
LDN Weekly – Issue 301 – 31 January 2024 – The Great Re-Set
THE GREAT RE-SET
This week the British Property Federation (BPF) published their 2024 General Election Manifesto, Building Our Future. At the heart of the BPF’s pitch is a message of partnership to the next Government – a successful built environment sector is key to delivering on the country’s housing and infrastructure needs, and ultimately to generating economic growth.