The State of London Report 2025 July 31st, 2025 by Simon Webster In June 2025, the GLA’s City Intelligence Unit released the sixth edition of its State of London report, a wide-ranging statistical publication presenting a comprehensive overview of London’s current economic and social conditions. Drawing from over 100 datasets across 11 policy domains, the report tracks key indicators that underpin the work of the Mayor, the…
The Sectoral Composition of UK Investment: Divergences Abound! May 29th, 2025 by Adam Yousef It is commonly acknowledged that the UK in general, including London, has experienced low rates of investment especially since the 2008 Financial Crisis. This idea, however, masks divergences in the sectoral composition of UK investment over the past 25 years, which in some cases contributed to that relative slowdown. In a previous supplement to London’s…
Autumn Budget 2024: Highlights and Implications for London November 28th, 2024 by Adam Yousef The Government’s Autumn 2024 Budget included several major fiscal changes, including a revision of the method by which national debt is measured for national accounting purposes, an upcoming rise in national insurance contributions for employers and commitments related to regional devolution. Some of these changes could significantly influence London’s economic trajectory. On October 30th 2024,…
The State of London v4 January 22nd, 2024 by Adam Yousef On 22 January 2024, the GLA’s City Intelligence Unit released the fourth version of its bi-annual State of London report – a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of London’s key economic and social outcomes. The report covers numerous datasets that update at different intervals, but most of the data presented reflect the state of affairs in…
State of London report – June 2023 update July 4th, 2023 by Daryl Rozario On Monday the 26th of June, the City Intelligence Unit (CIU) published the third version of its bi-annual State of London report. This report represents arguably the most comprehensive and authoritative evidence base for the economic and social realities experienced by London as a whole and Londoners of different backgrounds across a broad set of…
