LETTER: Harness the spirit of London

Michael Gwilliam Director Civic Trust London Sw1

Friday 12 April 1996 23:02 BST

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Sir: Your comments about London ("London needs a mayor", 11 April) do less than justice to the range of London-wide initiatives now underway through groups such as ALG and London First.

We do indeed need a greater sense of civic pride but the public's response to the current series of debates on the future of London, initiated by the Architecture Foundation, demonstrates that there is a considerable collective spirit and a will to do better.

We now need to focus on practical measures to harness that spirit and need to move quickly. A Cities White Paper to match the recent Countryside White Paper would also help.

Michael Gwilliam

Director

Civic Trust

London SW1

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