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| Jun 20, 2026 | Economic benefit of Heathrow expansion slashed by 90 per cent | Heathrow’s third runway could boost the UK economy by just 0.05 per cent, a 90 per cent loss of the economic benefit that had been previously forecast.
The expansion of the UK’s biggest airport will boost GDP by 0.05 per cent at best but th... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Let’s help London’s £53.5bn airport investment opportunity take off | The report highlights how London’s global success has been underpinned by its connectivity. Yet those connections are straining through a combination of a Byzantine planning system, regulatory hurdles and rising, policy-driven, operating co... |
| May 18, 2026 | Tube strikes called off in last-minute U-turn | This week’s round of London tube strikes have been called off in a last-ditch reversal by the drivers’ union.
The strikes were due to cover two 24-hour periods later this Week, from 12pm on Tuesday and 12pm on Thursday.
The industrial actio... |
| May 12, 2026 | Labour’s London wall has fallen. What now? | Labour’s London stronghold has finally broken. But what does that mean for the city and the next general election, asks John Dickie
For years, Westminster has been obsessed with walls. First, the Labour red wall in the north that turned blu... |
| May 5, 2026 | Local growth is not a zero-sum game | Innovation hubs like Oxford and Cambridge don’t operate in isolation. Nurturing their growth will benefit Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield too, writes Dan Thorp
Secretary of State Liz Kendall has a mantra. There is no route to stronger g... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Here’s how to get London building now | New housebuilding in London has ground to a halt. Urgent effort is needed to cut taxes on new housing, make the regulator more efficient and help first time buyers, says John Dickie
As we head towards May’s local elections, London’s acute h... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Today’s the day we finally get to hear the Chancellor’s plans for growth | GDP growth in November was 0.2 per cent. It slipped to 0.1 per cent in December and we now know that by the end of January it had withered to zero. The British economy recorded no growth in the first month of this year.
It was only a monthl... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Shadow bank collapse floods London with hundreds of luxury properties | London’s super prime property market is set to be flooded with hundreds of luxury homes following the collapse of one of Britain’s biggest shadow banks.
Mansions in Kensington, Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Mayfair are being put on sale by a... |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Labour urged to revisit non-dom regime to revive London economy | Business leaders have urged Labour to overturn its abolition of the “non-dom” tax regime to stem an “exodus” of high-net worth figures leaving the capital.
Lobby group BusinessLDN has called on the government to create an “Office for Tax Co... |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Here we go again: Tube strikes to hit London from March to May | Fresh tube strikes are set to take place over a period of two months with businesses and commuters hit by union action on some of the busiest days of the week.
RMT, the union representing London Underground staff, has announced that strikes... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Oxford Street regeneration a complex undertaking for City Hall | The centrepiece of shopping in the capital is set for a major makeover, after London mayor Sadiq Khan set out his long-mooted plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street on Wednesday.
The plan will transform the makeup of central London and bring ... |
| Feb 26, 2026 | London mayor gives green light for pedestrianised Oxford Street | Sadiq Khan has signed off proposals to pedestrianise Oxford Street, ordering London’s transport authority to begin plans to remove traffic in a major shake-up the nation’s most popular shopping area.
The London Mayor gave his approval to th... |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Labour’s employment legislation and national insurance blamed for rising joblessness | National insurance hikes and the employment rights act mean businesses are being forced to cut back on hiring, business leaders and analysts have said.
The labour market continued to loosen at the end of last year, according to new Office f... |
| Oct 10, 2025 | The government must green light Heathrow’s plan for expansion | A third runway at Heathrow will be a shot in the arm for growth, and it’s clear that the airport’s own, shovel-ready plan is the only viable one around, says John Dickie
With party conference season wrapping up, all eyes are now turning tow... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Autumn Budget: ‘Window is closing’ on Labour’s growth mission | Ahead of the Autumn Budget, City Reporter Samuel Norman sits down with top industry names to hear their hopes and dreads. This week, chief executive of BusinessLDN shares what he thinks could be the capital’s 21st century moment.
The “windo... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Autumn Budget: Why are banks in Rachel Reeves’ tax crosshairs? | The “pass the parcel” of Budget speculation has fallen back into the lap of the banking industry with the nation’s top lenders finding themselves as a potential subject of a November cash grab.
Fresh reports have indicated Rachel Reeves is ... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Oxford Street pedestrianisation boosts sales, survey finds | The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street led to higher sales at the majority of stores on the busy high street, a new survey has found, with business chiefs praising efforts to make traffic-free days more frequent.
Oxford Street was closed to... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Coco di Mama boss: ‘Extreme’ tube strikes pressuring hospitality at crucial time | Coco di Mama’s boss has said that the significant tube strikes this week have put pressure on the sector at a difficult time.
The strikes, which began on September 7, have caused mass disruption in the City as Londoners attempt to find othe... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | UK firms pin hopes on US trade growth despite tariffs | UK exporters to the US believe their sales will grow more than firms selling goods and services to other markets, a new survey has found, boosting hopes that trade will rebound after the initial shock of tariffs.
Research by YouGov has sugg... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | London tube staff to strike in September in ‘extremely concerning’ move | London tube staff are set to strike over pay in early September in what industry chiefs have labelled a “damaging scenario” for sluggish growth across the capital.
The rail union RMT said on Thursday that rolling strike action would begin o... |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Third sector warns wealth tax will hit philanthropy | A wealth tax of the sort reportedly being considered by the government would leave a multibillion-pound hole in charities’ finances and jeopardise the work they are able to carry out, third sector bosses and economists have warned.
Accordin... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Wealth tax would be ‘own goal’, London bosses warns | The introduction of a wealth tax on Brits would yield less revenue for the government and drive investors overseas, bosses across London have warned.
Keir Starmer this week refused to answer questions on whether the government was consideri... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Just 871 affordable homes built in London since 2021 | The number of affordable homes underway in the capital has fallen far short of expectations as tight regulations and cost pressures make sites unviable.
The Greater London Authority has so far completed 871 homes under the 2021-2026 Afforda... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Galliford Try ‘well-positioned’ to benefit from government spending | Galliford Try has stated that it “welcomes” the government’s ambitions for affordable housing and infrastructure and expects to report a profit ahead of expectations this year.
The construction giant, which has 4,300 employees across the UK... |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Uber, AA and Royal Mail urge Khan to scrap EV congestion charge plans | A host of businesses including Uber, the AA and Royal Mail have urged Sadiq Khan to re-think rolling back the exemption for electric vehicles in London’s congestion charge.
Some 28 business and green groups published an open letter to the M... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | The Future of London's Streets: A Tale of Progress and Setbacks | London is a city of contrasts. It thrives on its history while racing toward the future. Two recent stories illustrate this duality: the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street and the stalled Bakerloo Line extension. One represents progress; th... |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Oxford Street plan to ban taxis and buses gets green light | Plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street have received a green light after a consultation found seven in 10 Londoners supported the move.
Buses and taxis will be banned between Orchard Street and Oxford Circus up to Great Portland Street – almo... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | London Left in the Lurch: A Spending Review That Misses the Mark | The recent Spending Review, led by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, has sparked a wave of discontent in London. The capital, often seen as the beating heart of the UK economy, feels short-changed. BusinessLDN, the city's business advocacy group, h... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | TfL gets £2bn – but no timetable for Bakerloo Line and DLR extension | Transport for London (TfL) has welcomed a £2bn four-year funding settlement from the government as part of the long-awaited Spending Review.
London’s transport operator had been pushing for a multi-year capital funding agreement similar to ... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Spending Review: Reeves leaves London short-changed | Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ inaugural Spending Review fell short for London, the capital’s business advocacy group has said.
Reeves’ announcements on infrastructure, transport and skills were received warmly but BusinessLDN has said the Chanc... |
| Jun 9, 2025 | The Electric Dilemma: London’s Congestion Charge and the Future of EVs | London is at a crossroads. The city is grappling with the delicate balance between reducing congestion and promoting electric vehicles (EVs). The recent proposal to include EVs in the Congestion Charge scheme has sparked heated debate. This... |
| Jun 9, 2025 | This is what London needs in the spending review | We need radical action if we’re going to hit the target of building 88,000 homes a year, more powers for the Mayor and improvements to productivity to get London out of the cycle of spending cuts and tax rises, says John Dickie
In less than... |
| Apr 6, 2025 | The Financial Storm: Fines and Tax Hikes Rock the UK Economy | The UK is facing a financial tempest. Two recent events highlight the turbulent waters: the Bank of England's fine on financier Jay Hambro and Chancellor Rachel Reeves' hefty national insurance tax hike. Both incidents expose the fragility ... |
| Apr 6, 2025 | Reeves’ £25bn national insurance tax raid has arrived. What happens now? | Sorry, Lionel Richie. Businesses aren’t feeling easy like a Sunday morning. The new tax year is here. And Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £25bn national insurance tax raid has fallen on thousands of firms.
From today, employers will pay a tax rat... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Last orders pushed back as government slashes nightlife red tape | The UK government is set to overhaul licensing laws to give pubs, clubs, and restaurants greater freedom to operate, aiming to revive the country’s nightlife economy and remove barriers to business growth.
Key changes, which were announced ... |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Will the government’s £2bn affordable housing top-up make a difference? | The government has ploughed a ‘top-up’ investment of £2bn into the UK’s affordable housing sector as part of its pledge to revitalise residential construction.
Officials say it will get working people and families into secure homes, while d... |
| Mar 20, 2025 | London firms struggling to recruit staff as people want to WFH | Firms in London are struggling to recruit staff as over four in five businesses have vacancies, according to a new survey of 1,000 companies.
Mayor Sadiq Khan recently announced plans to boost economic growth in the capital, but the latest ... |
| May 9, 2024 | Devolution: Should London have power to raise its own taxes? | Calls for the government to expand English devolution and share some tax revenue with devolved administrations – including in London – have been backed by organisations in the capital.
A report by the Institute for Government (IfG) has urge... |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Now is not the time for opportunistic personal tax cuts | The government may think slashing Income Tax or National Insurance will win votes, but boosting growth and restoring the UK’s reputation as a stable place to invest should be the priority, says John Dickie
Governments are always tempted by ... |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Hunt must tackle worker shortage hobbling London’s economy, business groups warn | London’s economy is being hamstrung by a chronic worker shortage that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt needs to tackle at the 15 March budget, a new report from Britain’s biggest business lobby groups highlighted today.
Nearly two in three of the cap... |
