Dave Hill, editor and publisher of OnLondon.co.uk, is one of journalism’s most respected London specialists. He and The London Society have joined forces to present a unique evening of discussion and debate addressing the question: What if London became an Independent City State?
The capital has long been perceived as different from the rest of the UK and often been an object of hostility, even though London’s economy is vital to the health of the nation’s.
Stereotypes of affluent and out of touch Londoners are staples of politicians’ culture wars. London School of Economics professor of government Tony Travers and communications expert Jenna Goldberg from London Communications Agency, Nick Bowes, Director of Centre for London and Catherine McGuinness, past-Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation will be among panellists asking what would happen if London broke away and ran its own affairs within its own boundary with its own passports? What would its national anthem be? Would Buckingham Palace be nationalised?