Green apprenticeships in London January 30th, 2025 by Ruth Moxon, Economist The Mayor has pledged to work with London’s employers to create high-quality jobs and apprenticeships.[1] He has also set a target for London to be net zero carbon by 2030, in which apprenticeships are seen as important pathways to develop the skills to achieve this.[2] This blog summarises some of our recent analysis around green…
London’s Economy Today editorial – January 2025 January 30th, 2025 by Daryl Rozario, Ali Ögcem, Gordon Douglass and Sixia Zhang UK inflation slows marginally in December Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation slowed in December, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). CPI inflation rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to December 2024, down from 2.6% in the 12 months to November (Figure 1). Figure 1: This drop in inflation had…
Recent migration trends in the UK and London January 30th, 2025 by Veronica Tuffrey, Senior Analyst, City Intelligence Unit Last November the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released statistics about net migration into the UK (ONS, 28/11/24) that provoked much media interest (for example BBC). This blog is intended to provide context to these statistics with respect to London. The first four sections present UK data, the fifth examines the available data at London…