Every day we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings. Today: Future of London and could the capital be an independent country?

One in five Londoners think the capital would be better off as its own country.

29 per cent of people in the UK think London will be unrecognisable by 2030.

Londoners anticipate the biggest change in the capital with 38 per cent thinking the capital will be ‘unrecognisable’.

80 per cent of people want more green space.

More than 60 per cent want more bikes on the roads than cars.

Half of people think that wi-fi in London will be completely free and people will be constantly logged on by 2030.

Nearly half of people think we will live in a cashless society by then.

More than 5m people in the UK think there will be no monarchy by 2030.

One in 10 people think London will be waterlogged like Venice.

The View from The Shard, the highest viewing point in London, commissioned a survey to find out how the public think London’s skyline and urban society will change over the next 15 years. The Future View from The Shard Report was carried out to support the latest addition to the attraction’s state-of-the-art viewing galleries – a digital view of how London might look in 2030.

What do you think? Do you think London could ever gain independence and become a separate country? What would be the pros and cons? What do you think the biggest changes in London will be over the next 15 years? Post a comment below or on Twitter instead using #nsstatchat