This is a special edition of the podcast.

Just before Christmas we were joined by Sam Coates; Assistant Political Editor of Sky News.

The conversation took place at the London Transport Museum and covered the budget, the current political environment and what is likely to come in the year ahead. Interestingly the conversation also covered some of the challenges of modern journalism and the role of Social Media.

The interview was chaired by Alex Williams (Chief Customer & Strategy Officer) and the questions came from staff from across the organisation. The views expressed are done so in a personal capacity.

We hope you enjoy some of the highlights of our conversation with Sam.

For this episode we focus on the fifth Place for London promise: Places for the Future.

Lucy Atlee, our Senior Quality and Design Manager was joined by Dr Joel Callow, the founder of Beyond Carbon. They discussed the impact of our work on meeting the important climate goals of the next five years.

What we’re doing now, with polices such as Passivhaus and what else we need to do to meet the challenges of the future. It’s a fascinating discussion.

You can learn more about work on sustainability here and you can learn about the work of Beyond Carbon here.

For this episode of Talking Places we explore our most ambitious priority: Places for Community.

We were joined again by Amy Thompson, Head of Strategy and were delighted to be welcomed by Anthony Breach, Director of Policy and Research at Centre for Cities.

It’s a wide-ranging discussion that gets to the heart of what we can achieve when we think big about public land.

We discuss potential partnerships with organisations like Network Rail and the NHS, what the next wave of devolution could mean for the capital, and how growth in London drives the wider UK economy.

We also pick up themes from our Places for Growth episode – looking at how our land can expand and strengthen existing community offers across the city.

You can read the reports that Anthony references as well as the work of Centre for Cities here.