Tomorrow’s levelling up white paper is a chance to correct some of the myths about London. It’s a commonly held misconception beyond the M25 that the city is full of wealthy people living in large houses. That one in four Londoners live in poverty and the unemployment rate is higher than average is rarely mentioned.
But expectations for the white paper are low. To date, levelling up has been hostile towards London and existing funds have largely overlooked the city’s needs. If the sceptics are to be confounded, four things need to be in tomorrow’s white paper.
