What could 2026 hold for London? with the Times, GLA and BT
Release Date: 12/29/2025
What could 2026 hold for London? with the Times, GLA and BT
What Next For London?
BusinessLDN’s Chief Executive John Dickie is joined by Andy Silvester, London Editor at the Times, Nicola Millard, Innovation Partner at BT and Adam Yousef, Head of Economics at the Greater London Authority to discuss what the next 12 months could have in store for the capital. The new year starts against a backdrop of stalling economic growth in the UK, uncertainty around the world, and rapid technological change, so how will London and its businesses fare in testing circumstances? Running order: The outlook for London’s economy (1:16) How could different levels of government work...
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How will the Budget impact London? with Imperial, Lexington and Lendlease
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Our Chief Executive John Dickie is joined by Amanda Wolthuizen, Vice-President for Strategic Engagement at Imperial College London, Simon Burton, Senior Counsel at the consultancy Lexington, and Misa von Tunzelman, Executive Director for Corporate Affairs at Lendlease, to discuss what last week’s Autumn Budget will mean for the capital. The group talk through the implications of major tax and infrastructure announcements from the Chancellor, including the backing of plans to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead and the introduction of a new levy on international students,...
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What could the Budget mean for London? with KPMG, the LSE and Field
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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....
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Systems thinking for net zero with KPMG
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Delivering a digital future with Vorboss
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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...
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Where next for the UK economy? with the Bank of England
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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 and on Twitter at . Music is provided...
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Planning for Growth with CarneySweeney
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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 &...
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Tackling London’s housing crisis with Peabody
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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 and on LinkedIn at . Music is provided by...
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What next for the UK economy? with Deloitte
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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 , 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 and on Twitter at . Music is...
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Transforming Transport through innovative funding, with TfL and WSP
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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...
info_outlineBusinessLDN’s Chief Executive John Dickie is joined by Andy Silvester, London Editor at the Times, Nicola Millard, Innovation Partner at BT and Adam Yousef, Head of Economics at the Greater London Authority to discuss what the next 12 months could have in store for the capital.
The new year starts against a backdrop of stalling economic growth in the UK, uncertainty around the world, and rapid technological change, so how will London and its businesses fare in testing circumstances?
Running order:
The outlook for London’s economy (1:16)
How could different levels of government work together to support the capital over the next 12 months? (4:42)
Policy interventions to boost growth across the city and beyond (7:36)
How will AI help to shape the capital in 2026? (12:18)
The outlook for London’s jobs market (17:38)
What next for the supply of housing across the capital? (26:58)
A look ahead to London’s 2026 local elections (29:45)
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