Twenty years ago, London became the first city in the UK to establish a directly elected mayor, marking the beginning of two decades of local government transformation. Since then the three Mayors of London have shaped the capital, and set a precedent for the creation of similar positions in other English cities.
To discuss the office of Mayor of London – its origins, powers, limitations and future – Andrew Carter is joined by Professor Tony Travers, Visiting Professor in LSE Department of Government, Director of LSE London and co-author of London's Mayor at 20: Governing a Global City in the 21st Century.
City Talks: cities vs regions
City Talks: What is the Northern Powerhouse?
City Talks: Tony Travers on the history of London's boroughs
City Talks: Simon Parker on shifting power to cities and local areas
City Talks: the open data revolution?
City Talks: Is urban inequality inevitable?
City Horizons: what does the future hold for China’s cities?
City Talks: is city success dependent on immigration?
City Talks: the future of urban jobs
City Talks: trains, planes and economic growth?
City Talks: Housing - crisis or continuity?
City talks: can we rebalance the economy?
Professor Edward Glaeser on 'comeback cities'
The state of our smart cities
City Talks: can cities help balance the nation's books?
What do the General Election manifestos hold in store for cities?
City Talks: Mayors – for and against
Professor Nicholas Crafts on 'A Century of Cities'
City Talks: The Politics of Cities
The Metropolitan Century with the OECD
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