Cities, Mayors and Growth (this event was held at City Hall)

The Institute for Government and the Mayor of London held a special event at City Hall to discuss city leadership, business and economic growth. In conversation with:

• Boris Johnson - Mayor of London
• Lord Heseltine - Chair of the Regional Growth Fund and former Deputy Prime Minister
• Lord Adonis - Director of the Institute for Government and former Secretary of State for Transport

Topics discussed included:

• The role of Mayors, based on the experience of the London Mayoralty
• The role of local political leaders in driving economic growth;
• The institutions and models of government that will best enable local economic growth and encourage productive relationships with the business community.
• Effective tools in central and local government for boosting economic growth.
• Is fundamental political change necessary to reinvigorate our cities?

Institute for Government tweeted live from City Hall, read the tweets: @ifgevents and #citymayors