ARE WE THERE YET?

If only we could have put our clocks forward by three to six months on Sunday, when daylight saving kicked in…

LONDON LOCKDOWN

We all knew it was coming and here we are. The Prime Minister has issued strict instructions for the vast majority of people across the UK to ‘stay at home’ until further notice, to help curtail the spread of COVID-19.

ALL ABOUT YOU-KNOW-WHAT

This week’s edition is, unavoidably, concerned largely with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – and what it means for our good city.

BUDGET BLUES FOR LONDON?

While the response to COVID-19 was of course the focus of today’s Budget, we were also looking out for signs of how serious the Government is about its ‘levelling up’ agenda and our early take is that the new Chancellor’s approach does indeed entail at least some ‘levelling down’ for London.

TRAINS, PLANES AND COVID-19 

This week’s edition leads with several major transport stories, including the latest twist in Heathrow's third runway saga and a change of tone for the beleaguered Crossrail 2 project.

HUSTLING

With the new Cabinet in place, a Budget ‘round the corner and a Mayoral election a few months away, it looks like everyone’s in the lobbying game at the moment.

SHAKE IT ALL ABOUT

The Cabinet has been duly reshuffled and we have a new Minister for London, a new Minister for Housing and of course a new Chancellor to get to know.

BOMBS AWAY 

It's been a week of major announcements at national, regional and local levels, and it’s not over yet with details of a potentially explosive – or possibly not – Cabinet reshuffle expected tomorrow.

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN

Recent developments are a reminder of how our city can be brutal and beautiful, busy and blocked, all at the same time.

BRACE FOR BREXIT 

The day is fast approaching. In not much more than 48 hours Brexit will truly be upon us. For London, the implications are massive and between this continental tie being severed and the Government’s 'levelling up' agenda turning Ministerial gazes north, the capital may feel a little… lonely and unloved.

LONDON ON THE BACK FOOT?

Talk of the ‘North-South divide’ and ‘levelling up’ the regions is nothing new, but recent developments have brought it to the top of the agenda (and potentially sent London tumbling to the bottom).

BUSY

It’s been quite a hectic week for London – and definitely a busy one for the LCA team.