Graham Pycock, Convener, Neighbourhood Planners.London It is reassuring to know, as a volunteer neighbourhood planner, that we are part of a national success story and that we are pioneering better planning for London. In some boroughs it may not seem like this. So many planning forums have struggled in London, but the reasons for this are now well understood. Neighbourhood planning activity in London is intensely practical, but also seriously political; in that, important