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blogPosted: 15.03.24
I've got the MIPIM bug back
A bit of a MIPIM express this year - a few days of full-on activity and now at the airport on the way home....
A bit of a MIPIM express this year - a few days of full-on activity and now at the airport on the way home....
Posted: 15.03.24
Race for City Hall: And so it begins
Robert Gordon Clark sets the scene for the impending election of the Mayor of London and 25 Assembly members on 2 May 2024...
Robert Gordon Clark sets the scene for the impending election of the Mayor of London and 25 Assembly members on 2 May 2024...
Posted: 11.03.24
Sunny Cannes?
As I get ready for my 9th? MIPIM and start deciding what to pack (keeping a close eye on the changing weather forecasts), I am also wondering how busy it will be and what it will feel like this year?...
As I get ready for my 9th? MIPIM and start deciding what to pack (keeping a close eye on the changing weather forecasts), I am also wondering how busy...
Posted: 17.01.24
Polls Apart
Our Managing Director, Insight Nick Bowes looks at a busy week on the polling and electoral analysis front and what it might mean for London....
Our Managing Director, Insight Nick Bowes looks at a busy week on the polling and electoral analysis front and what it might mean for London....
Posted: 17.01.24
Saving space for joy
Blue Monday. Whether you think it's a marketing ploy or not, it is now a firm fixture in the consumer calendar. And, marketing ploy or not, it nonetheless serves as a reminder to businesses and brands to take a moment at the start of the year, and consider how we - consumers, employees - might be feeling, and what they might be able to do to bring some joy into the working day. That's got to be a good thing....
Blue Monday. Whether you think it's a marketing ploy or not, it is now a firm fixture in the consumer calendar. And, marketing ploy or not, it nonethe...
Posted: 01.11.23
The transformative influence of the festive season on urban landscapes
For years London's urban landscape has been transformed with the annual tradition of illuminating its iconic streets during the festive period. Regent Street and St James’s, managed by The Crown Estate, have recently seen the switch-on of their iconic ‘Spirits of Christmas’ display, marking the start of the season and running until 2 January....
For years London's urban landscape has been transformed with the annual tradition of illuminating its iconic streets during the festive period. Regent...
Posted: 01.11.23
Sunak’s latest re-launch – the King’s Speech
Rishi Sunak faces one huge headache – the Tory party is lagging badly in the polls and to date everything the Prime Minister has tried has failed to make a dent in Labour’s lead. Since the summer, Sunak has deployed a ‘Bazball’ policy blitz which saw a watering down of net zero commitments, taking an unashamedly pro-car stance and dumping HS2 Phase II from Birmingham to Manchester. He also tried to use his party’s conference in Manchester to regain the initiative....
Rishi Sunak faces one huge headache – the Tory party is lagging badly in the polls and to date everything the Prime Minister has tried has faile...
Posted: 06.10.23
Labour’s Liverpool Mission: The Party as a Government-in-Waiting
Following the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, attention shifts down the M62 to Liverpool where Labour comes together for their annual gathering. In stark contrast to the Tories, Labour head to Merseyside with the wind in their sails. Polls consistently show the party with a double-digit lead, with a resounding win in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election providing a further boost....
Following the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, attention shifts down the M62 to Liverpool where Labour comes together for their annual gat...
Posted: 04.10.23
LREF 2023: How to add value in London’s built environment.
The London Real Estate Forum (LREF) is a key date in the property calendar and at last week’s gathering at the Barbican there was a collective sense of ‘let’s do business’ pushing forward development despite the headwinds....
The London Real Estate Forum (LREF) is a key date in the property calendar and at last week’s gathering at the Barbican there was a collective s...
Posted: 29.09.23
Blue Manchester – Tory Fight Back or One Big Beauty Contest?
For politicos, the first sign summer is gone and autumn is here isn’t kids going back to school or even Strictly Come Dancing back on Saturday night TV screens – it’s party conference season....
For politicos, the first sign summer is gone and autumn is here isn’t kids going back to school or even Strictly Come Dancing back on Saturday n...
Posted: 12.09.23
Starmer’s Reshuffle – A Government in Waiting?
Reshuffles are not unique to British politics, but they certainly play a much more prominent role in events than in other countries. Party leaders shuffling their front benches has become an almost annual ritual, as much a part of the political calendar as budgets and party conferences. ...
Reshuffles are not unique to British politics, but they certainly play a much more prominent role in events than in other countries. Party leaders shu...
Posted: 25.07.23
London, Housing and Planning – 1. The Conservatives
Losing two by-elections and clinging on in a third has clearly energised the Conservative party, who’ve come out fighting. First, following their Uxbridge strategy of opposing Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion, they’ve adopted a more aggressive pro-motorist stance. And second – on housing and planning, with two major interventions in a week, one specifically London focused....
Losing two by-elections and clinging on in a third has clearly energised the Conservative party, who’ve come out fighting. First, following thei...
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