London Talent Strategy
The GLA published a full and an Easy-Read version of a London Inclusive Talent Strategy, as here. There is a summary of it.
• The target is increasing London’s employment rate to 80%.
• By 2035, an aim is a 20% increase in real household weekly income for the lowest-earning 20% of Londoners.
• Key metrics will include economic outcomes for learners, diversity in the workforce, and skills shortage vacancies.
There will be considerable dependencies on the way the number and types of jobs in Opportunity Areas are developed, the availability of training and the willingness of people to take it and benefit from it.
All Tags
Business Rates relief
Contesting land or property
Household Projections and Housing Targets
The latest projections from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that between 2022 and 2032, the number of households in England is expected to grow from 23.5 million to 25.9 million, [more…]
Most Popular This Week
-
Densifying the suburbs
📆 Thu 29th January | 18:30 - 20:30
🚩 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL (map)
The next London Plan, with its much higher housing targets, will increase the pressure for higher densities in the suburbs. It could guide high-density housing / mixed-use development to high accessibility locations. The shape of the new strategy will be a key issue for the new London Plan. We’ll discuss these and related issues at this Open Meeting on 29th January – please book here ( https://www.londonforum.org.uk/events/densifying-the-suburbs/?occurrence=2026-01-29#booking ) Issues What is the vision? What should the strategy be? (Speaker: Prof. Tony Travers), and What would be needed to…
-
Member Services Committee meeting
📅 Thu 5th February | 14:00 - 16:00
🚩 Room B1 70 Cowcross St, EC1M 6EJ (map)
-
Planning, Environment and Transport committee meeting
📅 Thu 12th February | 14:00 - 16:00
🚩 Room B1 70 Cowcross St, EC1M 6EJ (map)