The new city of the future

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London remains one of the world’s great centres of finance, technology and ideas. But how long can it afford to take that position for granted?

Christian May, editor of City AM, joins Georgina Godwin on Visionary to examine the forces shaping the future of London and the British economy. After years of sluggish growth and stagnant living standards, May argues that the UK still possesses formidable advantages — from its universities and financial expertise to thriving clusters of technology and innovation — but faces increasingly fierce competition from cities around the world.

So what would it take to make Britain dynamic again? The conversation ranges from tax, regulation and housing to AI, entrepreneurship and the future of the high street, while asking whether London can continue to attract the people, capital and companies that have made it a global powerhouse. May also considers what Britain’s next phase of economic growth might look like — and why complacency could be one of its greatest obstacles.

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