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A Chief Digital Officer for all Londoners
Media centreNews As London Technology Week kicks off, London First, Centre for London and Bloomberg Associates have set out a paper looking at a new role in City Hall: Chief Digital Officer. The report, A Chief Digital Officer for all Londoners: Defining…
Brexit could cost services industry up to £68bn a year in lost exports
Media centreNews Membership of the EU’s Single Market is responsible for between £36bn and £68bn in services exports, according to a new report by London First, based on research by Frontier Economics. The report, Leaving the EU: an assessment of its impact…
LISTEN: London’s Techpreneurs rally to Remain in Europe
Media centreNewsUncategorized London First has been catalysing the tech community to get involved and rally Londoners to register to vote – and Remain. Techpreneurs have immense social media reach and influence, especially with young people. The latter are the least likely to…
Heathrow commits – now Government needs to take the runway decision
Media centreNews Heathrow has hit the headlines today by announcing that it will meet or exceed all of the conditions set out by the Airports Commission inquiry last year. Back in July, the independent Airports Commission recommended expanding Heathrow, after a three year,…
EU exit would damage wages, says new research
Media centreNews New research has found that Brexit could cause a pay cut across the country – and especially in London. The number crunching, conducted by Frontier Economics for London First, shows that: Of the average wage increases that British workers have…