The City is in Crisis

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‘Gangs were at the heart of the protests and have been behind the coordinated attacks’ David Cameron, Prime Minister 11 August 2011

‘All I can tell you is that . . . none of us have got jobs, yeah? I been out of work now coming up two years... and it’s just like a depression, man...’ Man, 22 London 9 December 2011

'We are targeting the people we feel have been let off or not been brought to justice - it could be bankers, politicians or companies.’ Ronan McNern, Occupy Protester 20 December 2011

‘Increase in urban exploration . . . and activity at abandoned or high profile sites in the capital.’ City of London Police Security Update, 2 December 2011

THE CITY IS IN CRISIS. Who is to blame? Friday, February 10, 2012

‘We’re here to make money for ourselves, our families and our company.’ C., Boutique Bond Trader 20 January 2012


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‘Mayfair is infinitely nicer than everywhere else . . . The worst thing to do is to work around people like you: white, finance and boring. People here are not like you. City of London is dull. Canary is worse.’ - S, Boutique Bond Trading

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Housing Shortage UK

3M homes needed by 2020 Home Builder’s Federation, 2011

London

-325,000 homes by 2025 Institute for Public Policy Research, 2011

Since 2005, the City of London has contributed zero homes to the National Affordable Housing Programme (Homes and Communities Agency, 2010)

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2x Density

London

8,326 Urban Age, 2011

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The City pp/km2

3,966

pp/km2

Office for National Statistics, 2009

Resident: Worker, 30:1


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Housing The City

5,024 17.5

units

Office for National Statistics, 2004

units/ha

40,060 units 405 =117,450 units 140 =

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Resident Population, City of London

Resident: Worker, 30:1

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Resident Population, City of London

Resident: Worker, 30:1

Affordable housing. Affordable voting. Friday, February 10, 2012


The City of London is in crisis. Friday, February 10, 2012


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The City of London must face the crisis. Friday, February 10, 2012


THE MONO-FUNCTIONAL CITY ON TRIAL We call the City to address the economic crisis in terms of social and spatial inclusion, economic diversity, and electoral participation.

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HOUSING HYPOTHESIS By diversifying the socio-economic composition of the City of London to reflect the population of London, we will re-engage the highest earners and decision makers with the people who make the City work.

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