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 …
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.
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
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.
It looks like London's population is growing again, says Greater …
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · Dave Hill. London’s population appears to be increasing again following a dip during the first year of the pandemic, according to an update assessment by the Greater London Authority’s City Intelligence unit, albeit at a slower rate than before the emergence of Covid-19. The City Hall team concludes that although births in the capital ...
Lewis Baston: Lessons for Labour from Westminster by-elections
WEB5 days ago · Lewis Baston: Lessons for Labour from Westminster Council by-elections. Two contests held in different parts of the central London borough illustrated the downside of the party's huge general election triumph. The City of Westminster is in one sense just one of the 32 London boroughs, providing local services and functioning as a democratic ...
New report confirms ‘deep and persistent poverty’ in ... - OnLondon
WEBMay 11, 2022 · London has continued to have the highest poverty rate in the country, with around one million Londoners in “deep poverty”, defined as more than 50 per cent below the poverty line, according to a new report. Research by the Legatum Institute think tank focussing on London poverty immediately before the …
Elizabeth Line gets off to smooth start as central section opens to ...
WEBMay 24, 2022 · London’s newest railway, the Elizabeth Line, finally opened across its full length today with no serious initial problems and amid great excitement among public and staff alike. Passengers queued in the morning rain at Abbey Wood station, where the very first train on the newly-opened section departed at 6:30 this morning after a …
Dave Hill, Author at OnLondon
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Dave Hill. On London founder and editor Dave Hill has been a freelance journalist since 1981 and an award-winning London specialist since 2008. Contact him via: [email protected].
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