Brexit and London's Resilience as a Global Capital | Jasmine Whitbread | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, London is facing a moment of real jeopardy. Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of business group London First, sets out the key challenges facing the capital and what needs to happen to keep London top of the global charts - from staying open to talented people to building the homes and transport links they need.
With a background in business and a decade leading change for the world’s poorest children, Jasmine believes in the power of business leadership to make a positive difference. She draws on her experience to explore how to bring people together to bring about change, including how she’s convening major employers to keep London thriving in a time of uncertainty. "Brexit and building London’s resilience as a global business capital
As the UK prepares to leave the EU, London is facing a moment of real jeopardy. Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of business group, London First, will set out the key challenges facing the capital and what needs to happen to keep London top of the global charts - from staying open to talented people to building the homes and transport links they need.
With a background in business and a decade leading change for the world’s poorest children, Jasmine believes in the power of business leadership to make a positive difference. She’ll draw on her experience to explore how to bring people together to bring about change, including how she’s convening major employers to keep London thriving in a time of uncertainty." This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@karaloca]

London, London, London. Haven’t these people learnt anything from Brexit. We don’t all live in London sweety. What about the rest of the UK?

[@marti3231]

waste of time! dont bother watching

[@Sir-Lister-Of-Smeg]

If we spend your money on London, we will have the money to spend on you someday, honest. The majority of the uk has been feed that line for years. London already receives more than half 52% of England's £32.7bn transport spending and the rest of the country's infrastructure has not seen meaningful change or investment in a decade.

[@joelcuddy]

London produces 22% of our GDP despite only having 12.5% of the population. London gets the money because it makes the money.

[@libertasdemocratiam887]

Because business leaders and corporations fought to make sure London was an investment capital of the world like she said...while the rest of the UK has been left behind. The wealthiest in our country live a work in London of course they will produce more GDP, none the less this has meant that the rest of us have been left with little to work to further our contribution to the GDP. Whilst London has boomed the north has been dying off, towns like st helens, wigan, sunderland and Middlesbrough and the people who live there feel that the south has been and continues to receive the best of everything. The north and south divide has never been more present. When as a country our coal mines and factories and steelworks started to close down nothing was in place for those left without reliable jobs, were they felt above all else, they has a purpose in life, now the only life meaningful chance at life and bettering yourself means upping sticks and moving to London, saddly for those of us from the towns and cities of yester Britain who can barely afford to live where they are it's impossible due to the cost of living in London to actually move there. This is why these rural areas voted out of the EU because they're sick of getting the naff end of the deal, London and few other major cities have got alot from the EU most important they've had opportunity, while the rest of us haven't, we've been left behind but at least without the EU we can vote for the change we want to see and hold our government solely responsible, they won't be able to shift the blame to EU rules and regulations, they will have face those that likes of London, Manchester and Newcastle left behind while they reaped the benefits of being an EU member. Nothing about the past 20/30 years of history has been democratic because we didn't get to vote who would be leading the EU and making rules, regulations and laws for us to follow, that would impact how we our lives. Instead of the EU listening to the member states people and changing how it operates they have refused too, if they had taken on board the people, like any democratic body should, maybe brexit wouldn't have happened. As it stands some have benefited whilst other across the EU have not and still we "the have nots" still aren't being listened too instead we're ridiculed and have insults lobbed our way. We've fought for democracy and equality yet forgotten to ensure no one was left behind thus creating another form of inequality, those who have opportunities and those who are left behind with none.

[@bosoerjadi2838]

Finally someone with a strategic plan and a vision. Realisation requires unwavering commitment and cooperation from leaders in business and politics for at least a few decades, but at least it is an announcement of a plan.