Over the next few months, London First will be examining where additional funding streams can be found, particularly ones that could be realised up front. From the land value capture ideas being explored by TfL through to fiscal devolution. London will pay its way. A few years ago, housing was something of an afterthought in an infrastructure debate. Now it is ever-present: the contribution towards new housing supply is part of the core business case for transport schemes — whether Crossrail 2, or the Bakerloo line extension.
Without new air services agreements, UK airlines will have no legal right to fly from March Robust transitional arrangements must now be put in place that are both passenger and cargo-friendly. Having finally received government-backing for a third runway, Heathrow continues to be upbeat — though National Infrastructure Commission chairman Lord Adonis told delegates that he thought there was still a 50 per cent chance of the decision unravelling. But with a clear majority in parliament and backing from businesses, airports and travellers around the UK, this vital and long overdue new capacity must now be delivered.
One of the big questions left unanswered was how London responds to disruptive technologies, particularly in the road transport sector. TfL continues to have an uneasy relationship with new taxi providers, currently locked in legal tussles with both Uber and Taxify. And with a wave of dockless bike schemes hitting the capital, before we even talk about connected and autonomous vehicles, this is something London has to get to grips with. While transport and housing tend to be pre-eminent in London infrastructure discussions, it was refreshing to hear about some of the other challenges and opportunities facing the capital.
You are using an outdated browser. Most of this website should still work, but after upgrading your browser it will look and perform better. Forty three countries from all global regions came to London in May for the Anti-Corruption Summit, a Summit intending to " put fighting corruption at the heart of our international institutions ".
They signed the Global Declaration against Corruption and made country-specific Summit commitments. Download the full results commitment database. Download and read our full report about the Anti-Corruption Summit. Overall Transparency International judged the Summit a success in promoting new and ambitious anti-corruption pledges on a comprehensive set of key issues in a wide range of countries.
But the real verdict will only come when governments follow through and adopt the reforms that prevent corruption and prosecute corruption when it happens. Transparency International called for the Summit to deliver concrete, ambitious and measureable pledges on preventing corruption, punishing the corrupt and ending impunity and protecting and empowering citizens who report corruption. Here are some of the key findings:. Both are in the top 5 countries making the most new commitments.
Governments did not adopt any formal mechanism for implementation of Summit commitments although the UN have stated they will discuss follow up at the UN General Assembly in September It is absolutely crucial therefore that civil society pick up the baton and ensure that countries are held accountable for the commitments made.
Timed with the release of the global database, Transparency International UK releases their method for monitoring the commitments made by the UK government. Their UK Anti-Corruption Pledge Tracker will show exactly what commitments are made, who is responsible for them and the state of play according to publicly available information. This also ensures that governments must be transparent and communicative in their efforts to implement their own commitments.
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