

The Global Cities Index provides an assessment of global engagement for 125 cities representing all continents and regions, measuring how globally engaged each city is across 27 metrics in five dimensions-Business Activity, Human Capital, Information Exchange, Cultural Experience, and Political Engagement. The Global Cities 2016 includes the Global Cities Index and the Global Cities Outlook. This would help businesses across the South East to keep attracting top talent, spread opportunity and ensure that London remains a highly productive global city where businesses are keen to locate.New York and London remain the world’s most global cities, as they are the only cities to rank in the top 10 of both the Global Cities Index and the Global Cities Outlook, according to the new A.T.

The railway would bring hundreds of thousands of additional potential employees within an hour of central London. This is why Crossrail 2 has such wide support amongst business leaders across the capital and beyond.

Construction would support apprenticeships – increasing our long-term skills base to help both workers and businesses. This would grow the national economy, benefiting the whole of the UK – analysis suggests London could contribute £159bn a year to the UK economy by 2035, money which can be spent around the country.Ĭrossrail 2 would provide significant employment opportunities. The new railway would help the capital to continue attracting international investment and allow it to create new jobs. To continue to create jobs and power the national economy, people need efficient transport links – like Crossrail 2 – to get them from their homes to jobs. Cities are the economic powerhouses of any nation and London, the UK’s largest city, is responsible for almost 25 per cent of national GDP.
