"Obviously it's a well-known public fact that we had a different vision for the delivery of the transformation on Oxford Street. However, we are agreed on the need for transformation - despite the fact we would rather this body didn't exist and we weren't here - and we are going to make it pragmatically work in the interests of local residents, local businesses and London as a whole."
"But he made a five-minute opening address to the meeting, in which he said there was such goodwill towards Oxford Street, where he said in his younger years he spent too many hours having a great time. Sir Sadiq added: If we are honest, over decades, a combination of the pandemic and the invention of shopping on the internet and great alternative shopping malls, there has been a decline of Oxford Street."
Adam Hug expressed reluctance about the existence of the Oxford Street development corporation but committed to making it work pragmatically for residents, businesses and London. Hug argued that Oxford Street has bounced back after the pandemic, with new stores and returning shoppers. The board will oversee a proposed part-pedestrianisation and will claim planning powers previously held by Westminster and Camden councils. Sir Sadiq chose not to sit on the board, described the project with optimism and framed long-term decline as linked to the pandemic, online shopping and alternative malls, urging a restoration to former glories and beyond.
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