On London: Independent news, comment and analysis
WEBOn 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.
London's health problems - current and ongoing - OnLondon
WEBJan 2, 2023 · London’s health problems – current and ongoing. The NHS in the capital is struggling with renewed pressures against a backdrop of long-term underfunding and particular susceptibilities among its least well-off. One year ago Londoners were still assailed by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the emergence …
About - OnLondon
WEBThis website was launched on 1 February 2017 by me, award-winning former Guardian London commentator Dave Hill. I run and edit the site. Its goal is to provide the best possible news, analysis and commentary about the UK capital’s politics, development and culture. OnLondon carries articles by a wide range of contributors who disagree about […]
What happened in London in 2023?
WEBDec 30, 2023 · APRIL. Anti-Londonism had struck again in the form of cuts to English National Opera’s budget and attempts to make it move out of the capital. Labour and Conservative MPs united in opposing this. The backdrop was a boom in London theatre, but a continuing struggle in other parts of the culture sector.
London affordable homes programmes struggling to hit targets
WEBSep 18, 2024 · In 2022/23 more than 25,000 homes were started, as Khan rushed to meet his target of 116,000 “starts” under the 2016 programme. Last year, only 2,358 homes were started under City Hall-funded schemes, including just 1,777 under the new 2021 deal. Overall that leaves some 75,000 homes to be completed by 2030.
On London Guide to the elections for Mayor and Assembly 2024
WEBApr 18, 2024 · The On London Guide to the elections for Mayor and Assembly 2024. 18th April 2024. It is once again time to enjoy the definitive, in-depth analysis of the coming big votes in the capital. Dave Hill. Each time there’s a democratic contest to fill the hot seats at City Hall, top elections analyst Lewis Baston and I join forces to assemble the ...
London housing crisis ‘worst I’ve ever seen’ Assembly hears
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Housing association and council housing chiefs joined forces today to issue further grim warnings about the scale of the capital’s housing crisis, as the London Assembly’s housing committee met to consider Sadiq Khan’s progress with building affordable homes. “If there was ever a time that local authorities and housing association should be building more homes it is now.
London Mayor election 2024: Can we tell who’s winning?
WEBMar 24, 2024 · Another reason for regarding the apparent strength of Khan’s position with caution is that the two 2024 polls are telling a very similar story from polls produced at the same stage of the last mayoral election campaign, the Covid-delayed contest of 2021. Five in a row, published in March and the first half of April, gave Khan leads of more 20 ...
London's relationship with the rest of the UK: An On London …
WEBMar 19, 2020 · A couple of weeks ago, when coronavirus was still a dot on foreign horizons and no one was expecting the London Mayor and Assembly elections to be postponed (let alone for a year), On London convened a discussion on the theme of the capital’s future relations with the rest of the UK, hosted by Arup at its Fitzroy Street offices.
The On London discussion. What next for Oxford Street and the …
WEBSep 28, 2022 · With the nation’s economy in turmoil following a government quasi budget that placed considerable faith in the capital’s economy to power a “new era” of growth, how are the West End and its most famous avenue, Oxford Street, shaping up to the challenges they face? How can the need to renew its attractions for visitors […]