Burnham must act quickly to save London from decline
09-08-2026 08:00 via moneyweek.com

Burnham must act quickly to save London from decline

London hasn't been “left behind”, it hasn't suffered from “deindustrialisation”, and there is little sign that it was harmed by “40 years of neoliberalism”. So Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, probably hasn't given much thought to London, except as a place to escape as he pursues his relentless focus on Manchester and the rest of the North. But he should. There are worrying signs that the economic decline of the capital is starting to accelerate &nd
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