London Stansted Cambridge Consortium Growth Commission

Political leaders and major businesses will meet to set out how the London Stansted Cambridge Corridor, already a foremost European tech and life science cluster, can be established as one of the top “knowledge regions” in the world, … [Read More...]

Establishing Europe's answer to Silicon Valley in Eastern England would create at least 10 new ‘unicorns’ , new firms reaching valuations above US $1 billion, and generate 400,000 additional jobs, according to a Growth Commission report … [Read More...]

The LSC Corridor is often linked to the so-called "Golden Triangle" with London and Oxford. It is therefore useful to understand the economic characteristics and dynamics of the West London - Thames Valley Corridor in order to understand … [Read More...]

Over the next 3 weeks we will be presenting some of the findings from the Growth Commission work programme in the run up to the release of the final report and recommendations on 14 July. Case studies of other global tech and knowledge … [Read More...]

Our sixth and final international case study for the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Corridor-Growth-Commission is Greater Munich in Germany. Through these case studies we hope to learn what might drive further growth and prosperity in the … [Read More...]

The final recommendations of the Growth Commission will be launched at an event on 14 July at the House of Commons 16.00-18.00. Registration is now closed. We have reached capacity for this event. When: 14 July 2016 16:00-18:00 Where: … [Read More...]

The fourth Growth Commission Inquiry Event met on 12 May 2016 to explore fresh thinking and solutions to address the main opportunities and challenges at the Corridor-level. Presenters and contributors discussed: Place-making for tech … [Read More...]

The fourth Growth Commission Inquiry Event met on 12 May 2016 to explore fresh thinking and solutions to address the main opportunities and challenges at the Corridor-level. Presenters and contributors discussed: Place-making for tech … [Read More...]

The LSCC Growth Commission is pleased to highlight a the establishment of the Essex Economic Commission, and we will be happy to support this new initiative by sharing and discussing our findings in due course. A renowned economist and … [Read More...]

Read the summary of Inquiry Event Three - on Tuesday 05 April at Harlow Council Civic Centre, we debated how the most successful ideas economies combine high levels of entrepreneurial and innovation capabilities and activities with high … [Read More...]

On 29 April, the LSCC Growth Commission held a workshop on skills at The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London. Chaired by Cathy Garner, and hosted by Andy Forbes, Principal & Chief Executive, The College of Haringey … [Read More...]

Our fifth international case study for the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Corridor-Growth-Commission is the New York City Metropolitan Area in the USA. Through these case studies we hope to learn what might drive further growth and prosperity … [Read More...]

Building Potential: this page has been updated with the proceedings and presentations  of discussions made on 11 February at the third Inquiry Event at London Stansted Airport. A video of the event is also available. At this event we … [Read More...]

The London Stansted Cambridge Corridor has significant labour market flows and is a travel-to-work area, and is the heart of the UK’s Life Sciences and IT & Digital industries. Improving the economic links and connectivity within and … [Read More...]

A reported by The Times newspaper, the Growth Commission today (08 March 2016) launched its Interim Findings at an event at the Houses of Parliament to a packed audience of stakeholders, local MPs and business representatives. At this … [Read More...]

This report sets out the interim findings of the LSCC Growth Commission – which has been established to provided independent analysis and advice to raise the global economic potential of the London-Stansted-Cambridge Corridor. The Corridor … [Read More...]

To date, six organisations have made submissions to the LSC Growth Commission. Any stakeholder or interest group can submit evidence and views - click on this link to see how you can do this EVIDENCE SUBMISSIONS TO DATE (01 MARCH … [Read More...]

Our fourth international case study for the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Corridor-Growth-Commission is the Boston - Route 128 area in Massachusetts, USA. Through these case studies we hope to learn what might drive further growth and … [Read More...]

Our third international case study for the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Corridor-Growth-Commission is the San Francisco / Silicon Valley area in California in the USA. Through these case studies we hope to learn what might drive further … [Read More...]

The Growth Commissioners, speakers and audience met on 21 January 2016 to discuss the economic strengths and opportunities for the Corridor and the local economies within and surrounding it. This report summarises the proceedings of the … [Read More...]

ITV Anglia produced a news item on 11 February to cover our second Inquiry Event at London Stansted Airport. Stansted corridor growing 20% faster than the rest of the country A meeting at Stansted Airport has been hearing how the … [Read More...]