In the appropriate setting of the new black-led cultural events space, Brixton House Theatre (London’s first new theatre in half a century), we explore links between housing and Lambeth’s creative economic drivers, including the life sciences innovation district SC1, creating 60,000 new jobs as a key element of the London Growth Plan. With 20% of households facing deprivation, how does the Council ensure the benefits of growth are felt equally?

“That really focuses our mind in terms of need,” says Corporate Director of Climate and Inclusive Growth, Nabeel Khan. “We’re pulling on all the levers we’ve got.”