London’s population of young children – current and future July 9th, 2024 by Veronica Tuffrey, Senior Analyst, City Intelligence Unit The GLA demography team just released a report that examines the demographic evidence around trends in the population of young children (age 0 to 10) in London. We wrote this report to examine the truth behind media reports of primary schools in Inner London needing to merge or close due to insufficient pupils. Also, some articles have…
Changes to UK immigration policy: Impacts and implications for London January 25th, 2024 by Adam Yousef On December 4, 2023, Home Secretary James Cleverly announced a series of changes to the UK’s immigration policy (although the timing at which some of these changes come into effect was subsequently modified). These changes are intended to reduce net migration into the UK, which the most recent immigration statistics (according to the Office for…
London’s Economy Today editorial – December 2023 December 28th, 2023 by Daryl Rozario, Mike Hope Inflation falls as the Bank holds steady on interest rates There was another sharp fall in Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in November, falling by 0.2% on the month, and rising by 3.9% in the 12 months to November, down from 4.6% in October, and 6.7% in September, according to the Office for National Statistics…
London’s Economy Today editorial – April 2023 April 27th, 2023 by Daryl Rozario, Mike Hope, James Watson, Jasmine Farquharson Inflation still in double digits as doubts arise about persistent price pressures The UK continues to face inflation above 10% according to the latest figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation slowed in March 2023 but still came in at 10.1% year on year. While energy prices remain the…
