London devolution

Published On: 14th April 2025

Leaders of 32 London boroughs have called for “a seat at the table” in a new devolution settlement for the capital, as here. They seek similar devolved arrangements to those in Combined Authorities elsewhere under the English Devolution Bill. Boroughs would then have a direct influence over decisions the Mayor of London currently makes without them.

Richard Brown for ONLONDON has commented on it.

The Government has stated in a White Paper for the Bill that there will be a financial settlement for London “while retaining pre-existing bespoke London arrangements…[and] existing ways of working with London Councils.”.

I welcomed the invitation to speak at an [more…]

Our Diary

Using AI in your Civic Society
📆 Thu 30th April | 18:30 - 20:30
🚩 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL (map)

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere in the news and in business these days – we even used it to generate the image for this event. How can it help your civic society ? Do you need to be an expert? (No!) Civic societies are often under-resourced, and at this event we’ll show that with a little knowledge, illustrated with examples, AI can bolster your resources in several useful ways, without necessarily spending a penny. Please book here ( https://www.londonforum.org.uk/events/using-ai-in-your-civic-society#booking ). Agenda Firstly by way of introduction, we’ll look at some novel…

Member Services Committee meeting
📅 Thu 7th May | 14:00 - 16:00
🚩 Room B1 70 Cowcross St, EC1M 6EJ (map)

Exec meeting
📅 Thu 14th May | 14:00 - 16:00
🚩 Room B1 70 Cowcross St, EC1M 6EJ (map)

London devolution