On London: Independent news, comment and analysis
On 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?
Dec 30, 2023 · A month-by-month account of key themes and events. JANUARY. London and the rest of England had been released from Covid-19 restrictions for almost a year and Brexit had been pronounced “done” in 2020. But the character and scale of the capital’s recovery from those events was not yet clear.
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 Mayor election 2024: Can we tell who’s winning?
Mar 24, 2024 · On Friday, Savanta published a new opinion poll about the mayoral race. Naturally, I learned of this shortly after sending out last week’s edition of my weekly On London Extra newsletter to website supporters which made reference to what I called the one and only such poll to have been published so far this year – a YouGov, released in February.
London's relationship with the rest of the UK: An On London …
Mar 19, 2020 · 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
Mar 2, 2024 · 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.
Pandemic London: How have the city’s travel habits changed?
Dec 23, 2021 · With the second anniversary of Covid-19 on the horizon, Transport for London’s compendious annual Travel in London report provides insights into how, how much, in what ways and why peoples’ movement around the capital varied during 2020 and much of 2021. We are all aware of the devastation caused to TfL’s finances by the effects […]
Is London in crisis? In too many ways the answer is ‘yes’
Nov 7, 2023 · Is London in crisis? That was the provocative question providing the theme of think tank Centre for London’s annual London Conference, held last week.And as a bleak picture emerged throughout the day – of high costs, low pay, soaring rents, escalating numbers of families in temporary housing, rough sleeping at a record high, and a sluggish economy beset by skills shortages – it felt ...
Mayor and business group blast government plan to cut migration
Dec 4, 2023 · Sadiq Khan and one of the capital’s leading business organisations have reacted strongly against new government measures to reduce legal migration to the UK, saying it will damage the capital’s and the country’s economies at a …
Dave Hill, Author at OnLondon
Oct 28, 2024 · On 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.