On London: Independent news, comment and analysis
On London is run by Dave Hill, formerly the Guardian's award-winning London commentator, and written by him and an array of fellow Londoncentrics.It aims to improve the quality of coverage of London politics, development and culture.
Map shows possible boundary of Mayor's plan for Oxford Street
4 days ago · Map shows possible boundary of Sadiq Khan’s plans for Oxford Street. 17th October 2024. As expected, the Mayor's ambitions for the famous West End shopping avenue won't be limited to the highway itself. Dave Hill. The photographed image isn’t very clear and its provenance is a little obscure. But be in no doubt – the red line on the map ...
Julie Hamill: The Last Dinner Party meets Hammersmith history
1 day ago · It’s Wednesday, and tonight I’m headed to the art-deco, Grade II-listed Hammersmith Apollo – formerly the Hammersmith Odeon, today officially the Eventim Apollo – to see The Last Dinner Party, a remarkably talented musical female and non-binary five-piece (mostly) from London, who met during King’s College Fresher’s Week in 2019 and jet-setted to superstardom almost immediately ...
Sadiq Khan leads London Mayor 2024 election race
Jun 17, 2023 · Sadiq Khan is currently on course to win a record third term as Mayor of London, according to a new opinion poll. The poll, by Redfield & Wilton of 1,100 adult Londoners, found that the Labour incumbent commands the support of 41 per cent of them, with yet to be named Conservative and Liberal Democrat candidates on 33 per cent and eight per cent respectively, the Green Party’s Zoë Garbett ...
Interview: Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson
1 day ago · Dan Tomlinson’s 2,914-vote general election victory for Labour in Chipping Barnet – the first time the suburban seat on the fringe of the capital has returned anyone other than a Conservative – was a result which sent ripples well beyond its constituency boundaries. The young economist fought an energetic campaign against long-time ...
Richard Brown: What has the 2021 census told us about London …
Aug 16, 2022 · The GLA’s helpful guide to the census uses payroll data to show just how many early-twenties workers left the capital during the pandemic and came back in autumn 2021. Three: London’s boomers are booming. London’s middle-aged population (yes, including “Gen X”-types as well as “Boomers”) has soared, seeing some of the highest ...
Lewis Baston: A colourful rush of London borough by-elections is …
Mar 20, 2021 · Lewis Baston. Update: 6 May 2021. The final number of council by-elections in London eventually reached 46 in 22 boroughs. The long London elections drought will come to an end on 6 May, with the main event being the contests for London Mayor and the London Assembly. But they won’t be the only votes taking place on that day.
London, New Year's Day, 2021: What does the UK capital city's …
Jan 1, 2021 · The poor of London, so routinely screened out of what passes for a “levelling up” debate about regions across the political and media spectrum, must not go ignored or abandoned. The capital’s recovery must benefit them as well as the nation as a whole. On London enters 2021 a month short of its fourth birthday.
Lewis Baston: Tory gain in Greenwich, a Labour hold in Bexley.
2 days ago · The swing from Labour to Conservative since 2022 was 10.6 per cent. As in Westminster West End a couple of weeks ago, a well-regarded Conservative former parliamentary candidate received the consolation prize of gaining a council seat. However, Davis’s win only increases the number of Tory councillors in Greenwich from three to four.
Friday fares cut may shed light on London's post-Covid recovery
Mar 2, 2024 · Sadiq Khan’s promised trial of reduced fares on London Underground and train services on Fridays will begin next week in an attempt to increase the use of public transport and boost the capital’s economy.