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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFirstly, it\u2019s the scale of the city combined with its diverse population. There are 8.9 million Londoners who call the capital home, compared with far less than half that population in Madrid or Rome, while Paris, at 2.1 million, is much closer in size to Birmingham than London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The British capital wins for high culture, too, with superb theatre in the West End \u2013 only New York\u2019s Broadway compares \u2013 and we host a world-leading six of the top 20 museums in the world according to the Network of European Museum Organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city is also hard to beat when it comes to popular culture. In summer, its parks come alive with packed outdoor festivals, The O2 vies to become the world\u2019s busiest music venue, and we have two of the world\u2019s top 10 most supported football clubs in Arsenal and Chelsea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, we match New York as a financial centre and we\u2019re fast becoming the culinary capital of Europe, especially in terms of quality across diverse global cuisines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, London offers more geographical dimensions than any other city. While most capitals have a handful of districts to discover, London has countless neighbourhoods each deserving at least a day of exploration. Of course, there are well-known areas such as Knightsbridge for luxury shopping or Soho for its incredible nightlife, but we also have vibrant districts with unique identities. Take Hackney, where you\u2019ve got bustling weekend markets, forward-thinking restaurants and hipster fashion, or Greenwich with its leafy parks, old-world pubs and Georgian splendour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, as the messy process of choosing a new prime minister unfolds over the summer, with a recession and strikes looming, we Londoners shouldn\u2019t be too downhearted. We can trust that London will be an engine of recovery \u2013 bringing in visitors and high levels of economic activity that will help fuel the UK\u2019s revival. Let\u2019s hope our next government agrees on the oversized value of London and gets behind our extraordinary city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Alex Cheatle<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex Cheatle is CEO and Co-Founder of Ten Lifestyle Group<\/a>. To read the version of this article published in CityAM, please click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whilst Tory party candidates scrap about who is most committed to levelling up the regions, the latest data suggests that it\u2019s London that will lead a British revival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-press","category-thought-leadership"],"yoast_head":"\n