A crowd of people on Waterloo Bridge in central London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
(Picture: PA Archive)Reports of London’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. As the pandemic struck and people left the capital, there were fears that the young — the lifeblood of our city — might not return. But the latest figures suggest these fears were misplaced.
Covid-19 did wreak a terrible toll on London. Deaths rose, largely in those over-75, entire swathes of our economy were forcibly shut and many migrants returned home. But a new report from analysts at City Hall suggests the capital is back on the upswing.
