How Can London Stay Ahead As The Great World City?
Our Last Debate
How Can London Stay Ahead As The Great World City? - 25th February '08
In the past few years London's economic and cultural renaissance has helped it lay claim to the title of the world's number one city. Now in the run up to the mayoral contest, we asked what the capital needs to stay ahead in the competitive race with other world cities.
Our panel featured Ken Livingstone, the Labour candidate seeking a third term as mayor. The debate discussed how London can prosper in a globalised era and what it still needs to do to enhance its appeal for those who live and work here.
Debating this motion were: Ken Livingstone Mayor of London, Diane Abbott Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Lionel Barber Editor of The Financial Times, Nick Ferrari LBC Radio Broadcaster. In the chair was Jonathan Freedland, columnist.
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Debate Video Clips
Introduction from Veronica Wadley, Editor of Evening Standard and Nick Ferrari's opening monologue mentioning crima, transport and congestion
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Introductions from Dianne Abbott and Lionel Barber. Abbott speaks of her love of London and sees the city as a beacon of hope. Barber talks of London as a success story and a financial centre
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Major Ken Livingstone Monologue - Livingstone talks about how his key suggestions have worked in London and how the city is successful as it is open and has received investment
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Crime and what can be done - a question on gangs. Jane Morris, Business Owner, questions spend on ads instead of police. Tom Mangle, journalist and author, asks about crime and Major Livingstone answers with his views on the police
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Crime and Lionel Barber's views - how New York can be used as a model
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Non Domicile Tax Payers - Kate Robertson asks Major Livingstone about people's civic duty to pay their way
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Should Non-Domiciles pay tax? The audience is divided and Dianne Abbott talks about not wanting people to have to be super rich or super poor to live in London
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Transport and the real purpose of the congestion charge - Minnette Manin, columnist, asks about the congestion charge and emissions
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Taxi's question - how can we keep quality of London taxi's with the rising costs in running them?
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Andrew Gilligan of the Evening Standard asks if the stories the ES printed on Lee Jasper were lies why hasn't the major sued us? The Mayor answers
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Close and Mike Green asks about the look of London with the sky scraper plans
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