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Canary Wharf and Tower Hamlets - Chalk and Cheese?

Jim Riley

30th August 2013

 100,000 people work at Canary Wharf but only 10% of those jobs are taken by residents of Tower Hamlets, the relatively deprived borough of London next door to the booming financial complex.
 So does the local community benefit from having Canary Wharf on the doorstep? Outreach programmes to schools and skills training appear to be making more effective connections between the financial institutions and local community, promoting the employment opportunities there.

This FT video takes a look at the issue:

Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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