The London Problem

What Britain Gets Wrong About Its Capital City
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-913368-14-2
Verlag: Haus Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 110 Seiten, Format (B × H): 109 mm x 176 mm, Gewicht: 120 g

Reihe: Haus Curiosities

The United Kingdom has never had an easy relationship with its capital. London is the political, financial and cultural capital. By far and away the richest and most populous city in the country, the capital is responsible for almost a quarter of its economic output. Yet its insatiable growth and perceived political dominance have caused national leaders grave concern for hundreds of years. This ‘London as problem’ perception has only increased over time as the city became busier, dirtier and more powerful. The recent resurgence in anti-London sentiment should not be a surprise in a country still feeling the effects of austerity. But what, if anything, is new about the current drive to rebalance the UK away from its capital? Will HS2 or the plan to move the House of Lords to northern England rebalance power and wealth? Published on the eve of the delayed Mayoral Elections, and in the wake of the greatest financial downturn in generations, The London Problem asks whether the capital’s relentless growth and stranglehold on commerce and cultural will ever allow the regions of the UK to compete.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Jack

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politik: Sachbuch, Politikerveröffentlichungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Über Autor(innen)

Brown, Jack
JACK BROWN is London Partnerships Director and Lecturer in London Studies at King’s College London. From 2016–17, he was the first-ever Researcher in Residence at No. 10 Downing Street. Brown is the author of No. 10: The Geography of Power at Downing Street (2019) and London’s Mayor at 20: Governing a Global City in the 21st Century.