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The Case for London

What is the Case for London?

The Case for London aims to secure more government funding for London. It demonstrates that greater investment in the capital is vital, because:

• London is a powerful driver of the UK economy and needs investment to reinforce and develop this role for the future
• London contributes £9-£15 billion to central government - significantly more than it receives in spending
• the capital has the highest poverty rate in England, and some of the worst housing, public health and homelessness in the UK
• London is set to grow by 800,000 people in the next 10 years, and this must be managed in a sustainable way.

The Case for London was published in March 2004.

Downloading the report

The Case for London may be downloaded as one file, in PDF or RTF formats, or in parts (PDF only). The site help page gives further information about these formats, and the access.adobe.com website provides tools and information to help make Adobe PDF files accessible to users with visual disabilities. Please take note of file sizes when downloading.

Case for London - Full Document (PDF, 2MB)
Case for London - Full Document (RTF, 434Kb)

Case for London Summary (PDF, 1MB)
Case for London Summary (RTF, 106k)

Separate parts of the Case for London

The Case for London document can be downloaded in PDF format in separate sections by using the links below.

• Forward and Executive Summary PDF
• 1. London, UK and the World PDF
• 2. Transport PDF
• 3. Poverty and Worklessness PDF
• 4. Housing PDF
• 5. Public Services PDF
• 6. Crime PDF
• 7. Environment PDF
• 8. Financing London PDF
• Conclusion, Annex, References PDF

Other documents

Read a joint statement by Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, and Sir Robin Wales, Chair of the Association of London Government, calling for substantial new investment in London.

Read independent reports providing evidence supporting the Case for London, covering transport accessibility; London's labour market; how the UK benefits from foreign investment in London; a cost of living comparison between London, Edinburgh and Manchester.

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