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.
Call for Mayor and government to boost central London job quality
WEB6 hours ago · Sadiq Khan should make improving the quality of jobs in the capital “a central theme” of his forthcoming London Growth Plan in line with a cross-departmental national government mission with the same goal, according to the new report for a partnership of central and inner London local authorities.
London affordable homes programmes struggling to hit targets
WEB2 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
WEB3 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 ...
Oxford Street: Westminster's 'key concerns' about pedestrianisation
WEB1 day ago · Oxford Street: Westminster Council states ‘key concerns’ about pedestrianisation. 19th September 2024. As well as asking questions about the scheme itself, the Labour-run borough has warned Sadiq Khan that it will oppose any attempt to impose mayoral control beyond the street itself. Dave Hill. The leader of Westminster Council has written ...
Dave Hill: On the new London Society documentary podcast
WEB3 days ago · 17th September 2024. The latest listen from the illustrious charity explores continuity and change in Clerkenwell, Farringdon, Holborn, Bloomsbury and St Giles. Dave Hill. Approaching the fourth and latest documentary podcast I’ve researched, written and presented for The London Society, of which I am a …
Hackney by-elections: one Labour hold, one Green gain
WEB6 days ago · 13th September 2024. The contests in two wards were notable for an alliance forged between the Greens and hard left ex-Labour Hackney councillors. Dave Hill. Council by-elections held in different Hackney wards on Thursday have produced one solid hold for Labour, which dominates the Town Hall, and one decisive loss for the party to the Greens ...
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's poverty is deepening yet solutions to it are no mystery
WEBOct 26, 2023 · The new London Living Wage wage rate has been set at £13.15 an hour, a rise of 10 per cent.The voluntary pay scale, which is higher than the government’s nationwide statutory minimum and, unlike it, applies to all over-18s, will benefit 130,000 adult workers in the capital.The Living Wage Foundation, which calculates the rate, says a full-time worker with one of the 3,500 London employers ...
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 …
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