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.
About - OnLondon
This 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 […]
On London 2024: The year reviewed - OnLondon
Dec 31, 2024 · London as a place, a society and the big engine of the national economy entered 2024 still recovering from the pandemic and changed by it in ways that weren’t yet clear. Its people’s fortunes were mixed and its governance bodies were hoping for a better deal from a new national government later in the year. […]
Sadiq Khan announces review of London Green Belt as he restates ...
2 days ago · Sir Sadiq Khan has announced a full-scale review of the capital’s Green Belt in response to what he said were concerns about “an impression being given that it’s a ‘wild west’ when it comes to green belt land” and its availability for building on. The surprise announcement came during Thursday’s Mayor’s Question Time session at […]
Dave Hill: Why aren’t London’s housing associations building more?
3 days ago · The government’s overall housing target for London is, let us recall, a heroic 81,000 new dwellings a year for the next five years, a figure described by Angela Rayner in her September letter to Sadiq Khan as “ambitious but deliverable” and by others as very little less absurd than the 100,000 it was reduced from. As Rayner herself observed to the Mayor, the London average between 2019 ...
Blog - OnLondon
3 days ago · The government’s overall housing target for London was, let us recall, set last September at a heroic 81,000 new dwellings a year for the next five years, a figure described by Angela Rayner in her letter to Sadiq Khan as “ambitious but deliverable” and by others as very little less absurd than the 100,000 it was reduced from.. As Rayner herself observed to the Mayor, the London average ...
Is London in crisis? In too many ways the answer is ‘yes’
Nov 7, 2023 · Is London in crisis? That was the provocative question providing the theme of think tank Centre for London’s annual London Conference, held last week.And as a bleak picture emerged throughout the day – of high costs, low pay, soaring rents, escalating numbers of families in temporary housing, rough sleeping at a record high, and a sluggish economy beset by skills shortages – it felt ...
On London Guide to the elections for Mayor and Assembly 2024
Apr 18, 2024 · 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 best guide we possibly can to the capital’s electoral landscape and how the competing candidates and parties are likely to fare on it.. This year is no exception and I am pretty thrilled …
Devolution debate with On London and the Institute for Government
May 3, 2024 · The second On London pre-elections event took place before a full-house audience on Tuesday evening in partnership with the Institute for Government at its handsome Carlton Gardens home near The Mall. The question was Does London Need A New Devolution Deal? The straight answer of the outstanding quartet of panelists was, it’s fair to say, “yes”.
Dave Hill, Author at OnLondon
Jan 2, 2025 · 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.