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.
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.
Dave Hill: Love or hate Wimbledon plans, be glad Gove has gone
WEB5 hours ago · Dave Hill: Love or hate Wimbledon’s expansion plan, be glad that Gove has gone. Not everyone is happy with City Hall's approval of the ambitious scheme but at least the new secretary of state hasn't poked her nose in. Not everyone is overjoyed about City Hall allowing the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTA) to go ahead with enlarging its ...
Honouring pioneer gardener Fanny Wilkinson in Red Lion Square
WEB1 day ago · Honouring pioneer gardener Fanny Wilkinson in Red Lion Square. She blazed a trail for women and created a remarkable array of green public spaces for London. Fanny Wilkinson was born near Manchester in 1855, but by the end of 1883 she was a graduate of the Crystal Palace School of Landscape Gardening and …
London heatwave 2022: Capital’s resilience faces latest test
WEBJul 18, 2022 · The capital’s temperature could soar to its highest level ever recorded during the next two days as a new week begins with a national emergency declared, a red “extreme heat” warning issued for the first time, Transport for London advising passengers to travel only if essential and forecasters anticipating that the heat in the city could touch 40 degrees centigrade.
London Mayor Election Results 2021: Constituency Vote Breakdown
WEBMay 13, 2021 · 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 […]
John Vane: London Fiction – A Bear Called Paddington
WEB1 day ago · That’s Paddington: not just loveable bear, but a loveable Londoner bear and so much more. John Vane is a pen name used for London fiction, for writing about London fiction and for sketches of London life by OnLondon editor and publisher Dave Hill. Buy John Vane’s London novel Frightgeist: A Tall Tale of Fearful Times here, here or here.
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 ...
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.
Lewis Baston: Lessons for Labour from Westminster by-elections
WEBSep 23, 2024 · 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 ...