No, London’s economy hasn’t lost its lustre. Here’s why |
Thursday 21 May 2026 11:40 am
No, London’s economy hasn’t lost its lustre. Here’s why
By: Simon Hunt
City Editor
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Add as a preferred source on GoogleIgnore the doomerism. London has plenty to celebrate
The FT has once again remembered to write about London, the city in which the paper was founded and where the lion’s share of its staff, and its readership, is based.
Though it turns out the pink’un hasn’t many nice things to say. London’s economy has lost its lustre, the paper writes. Among the evidence it cites is a respondent to an anonymous survey, who says: “Ten years ago London was a destination. Now it is a compromise.” Lovely stuff.
So to counteract the doom and gloom, here are 10 reasons why London is still the best city in the world.
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