The Latest Breaking News from Centre for London

Jobs crisis London: Young people excel in education but struggle to find work, new report reveals

Bosses partly blame the lack of jobs on tax rises imposed by Rachel Reeves

Evening Standard · Aug 27

How will London cope with 40C summers?

By 2036, the extreme heat we’re enduring could be the norm. From white roofs to urban forests and blue waterways, here’s how London must adapt

Evening Standard · Jul 25

Don't hammer Londoners with new £800-a-year homes tax, Andy Burnham warned

The new Prime Minister has previously backed a new property tax which could land London with an extra £7.5 billion bill

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Labour support in London at record low, new poll finds as Reeves Budget tax raid to hammer capital

Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges to 23% in the capital, ahead of the Tories on 20%, with Labour on 32%

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025

Half of Londoners would swap cars for the Tube if fares were slashed, poll finds

Data also indicates that more than a third of Londoners would choose public transport if it was less crowded, safer and more reliable

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

Staggering cost of meeting London's housing target revealed in new research

Analysis comes as London Assembly housing chief warns an entire generation ‘will never get on to the housing ladder independently’

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

Pressure grows on Government to allow London tourist tax

Think tank says revenues from visitors’ hotel stays could help fund arts and culture across the capital

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025

Sadiq Khan backs London 'tourist tax' which would see visitors charged extra for stays in hotels and Airbnbs

Mayor says many travellers ‘don’t really mind paying the few extra euros’ when they visit cities like Paris and Berlin

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned

Centre for London says numbers are falling and wants the government to step up to support the industry

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025

No black taxis in London within 20 years 'unless cabbies get financial help to stay behind the wheel'

London icon could disappear from the streets by 2045, report warns

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025