The research, which polled more than 760 London business leaders as well as more than 900 members of the public living in London, reveals that London is calling for these to be top priorities for the next mayor.
With less than eight months until the London mayoral elections, respondents were asked to put forward their suggestions for vote winning policies.
The survey found 60% of London's business leaders would vote for a mayoral candidate who takes a strong line on public sector strikes in London, 53% of those surveyed said that they had "little sympathy for public sector workers striking over spending cuts". And two thirds (66%) of business leaders believe that policymakers should ban public sector strikes unless there has been a turnout of 50% on the strike ballot.
Almost six out of 10 (58%) of business leaders feel that "graduates too often lack basic literacy and numeracy skills" and 37% of business leaders feel it should be easier to recruit skilled workers from abroad.
Joshua March, technology entrepreneur and founder, Conversocial: "London needs better programming talent. All jobs are moving towards software, programming and maths knowledge and if London is to compete effectively, this is the only thing that will make a difference."
A massive nine out of 10 (89%) of business leaders feel that London is too expensive a place to live if you earn an average salary and 51% have seriously considered moving out of London in the past few years.
Steve Turner, communications director, Home Builders Federation: "A young person in London would have to not eat, pay rent or go out and save every penny of their wages for three years to get the deposit required for a starter home. The mayor needs to find a way of ensuring more homes of all types and sizes are delivered in the capital."
Launched on Monday 5th September by the founders of Centaur Media and Caspian Media, LondonlovesBusiness.com is the first editorial site focused exclusively on London businesses and the UK capital's economy. ComRes surveyed 501 London business leaders and 501 members of the public living in London online between 25 July and 2 August 2011.
A further online survey was conducted among 401 members of the public and 260 business leaders living in London and the South East between 9 August and 11 August 2011 to address two specific topics: priorities given by the mayor and threats to London's businesses and workforce.
