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.
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 […]
London affordable homes programmes struggling to hit targets
WEB4 days ago · 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.
Government backs Khan plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street
WEB6 days ago · Dave Hill. Sadiq Khan has secured government backing to implement plans for the transformation of Oxford Street, including turning the road into what City Hall describes as a “traffic-free pedestrianised avenue”. In the first major shared initiative between the Labour Mayor and the newly-elected Labour national administration, Khan will be ...
Call for Mayor and government to boost central London job quality
WEB2 days ago · Report calls for Mayor and government to boost central London job quality. 20th September 2024. The Central London Forward group of local authorities has found widely varying levels of job satisfaction and security and made recommendations for improvements. Dave Hill. Sadiq Khan should make improving the quality of …
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 Borough Elections 2022: Results in detail - OnLondon
WEBLast updated 28 May 2022. In terms of councils won, lost and retained, the 2022 London borough elections saw almost no overall change compared with the last such elections in 2018. It that year, Labour won 21 of the capital’s 32 local councils, the Conservatives won seven, the Liberal Democrats won three and one council, Havering, came under ...
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 ...
Poll : Londoners on free school meals, crime, Green Belt, ULEZ
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Poll Exclusive: Londoners on ULEZ, free school meals, crime, Green Belt and pay-per-mile. Redfield & Wilton's exhaustive survey for On London also explores road danger, the powers of Mayors and impressions of mayoral candidates. A new opinion poll has revealed Londoners’ views on a range of key issues in …
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.
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