Greater London Group

Chaired by William A. Robson, it expanded on his previous work focusing on issues of London government, with input and debate from the other members of the newly formed group.

[4] Early members of the group came from a variety of disciplines, including social administration expert David Donnison, geographer Michael Wise, political scientist Richard Pear, and scholar of public administration Peter Self.

[5] In 1959 the group put forth a Memorandum of Evidence in an attempt to define an area that would form a central London borough.

[5] By 1960, the group had, as one later account wrote, "earned a reputation as the leading centre for the study of London government".

[2] The group met every Monday afternoon to review and discuss papers or hear from visiting speakers.

[5] The group also had a number of research officers attached to it, who authored reports and some of whom, like Ken Young, went on to prominent academic careers of their own.