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Dave Hill. On London founder and editor Dave Hill has been a freelance writer since 1981 and an award-winning London specialist since 2008. He is an experienced public speaker, panellist and public event chair and is available for hire as a consultant on Londoncentric political, development and creative projects of many kinds. Contact him via:
On London Guide to the elections for Mayor and Assembly 2024
2024年4月18日 · 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 Mayor Election Results 2021: Constituency Vote Breakdown
2021年5月13日 · Sadiq Khan won his second term as London Mayor on 6 May 2021 by the comfortable final margin of 55.2 per cent to 44.8 per cent over his Conservative nearest rival. The photo above shows him at the swearing in ceremony held at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre on 10 May. That 10.4 percentage point difference is […]
Map shows possible boundary of Mayor's plan for Oxford Street
1 天前 · 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 ...
Review of London 2022: Underground, Overground, Elizabeth Line …
2022年12月27日 · As of October, average daily demand for the Underground for 2022 was put by TfL at “about 82% of the pre-pandemic levels” and DLR and the Overground at about 80%. A report to the TfL board for its meeting on 7 December gave the same figure for the Tube but the Overground at 83% of pre-pandemic levels and the DLR at 78%.
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 […]
London housing crisis ‘worst I’ve ever seen’ Assembly hears
2023年10月20日 · 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 housing crisis is becoming 'an emergency' says report
2023年7月5日 · London housing crisis becoming ‘an emergency’ as supply falls and rents soar. A new report identifies a chronic shortage of homes for social rent and a continuing squeeze on benefit support driving more and more Londoners into homelessness. “We are moving from a crisis to an emergency”. That was the verdict of Kensington & Chelsea ...
London's relationship with the rest of the UK: An On London …
2020年3月19日 · 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.
Friday fares cut may shed light on London's post-Covid recovery
2024年3月2日 · 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.