12th July 2024 A group of leading housing associations and others in the sector have quantified the shortfall and suggested solutions DAVE HILL A shortage of skilled construction sector labour is putting the maintenance, upgrading and supply of social and
3rd October 2023 A famous inner west London neighbourhood has seen one big scheme badly fail, but a new one is taking a different approach DAVE HILL I first wrote about plans for a major regeneration of the heart
28th September 2023 The expert group met in public for the first time on Tuesday and heard from Baroness Louise Casey and Sir Mark Rowley DAVE HILL The London Policing Board was appointed and is chaired by Sadiq Khan, as recommended by
21st September 2023 The Uxbridge by-election result continues to be seen as a bellwether political event, but was it really just a localised one-off? DAVE HILL Rishi Sunak’s decision to water down a number of the government’s green policies is further evidence
30th August 2023 Cross-party local authorities body renews appeal to government for help with growing emergency DAVE HILL Over 3,500 properties that had been available for Londoners needing a temporary place to live were withdrawn by landlords between last September
17th August 2023 Negative campaigning and stoking core vote ire will get the Tories only so far DAVE HILL Sadiq Khan will probably win next year’s mayoral election, but a surprise triumph for Susan Hall can’t be ruled out. Her
30th July 2023 The Conservatives are already launching their next line of attack against even theoretical moves to lessen car use and reduce road congestion in London DAVE HILL With the High Court giving it the green light, Sadiq Khan’s
17th July 2023 A better NHS in the capital city will depend just as heavily on building faith in the institution as a whole DAVE HILL The National Audit Office has fully exposed yet another lump of Boris Johnson bullshit.
3rd July 2023 A couple with a small child reported the leak just after Christmas, and since then not much has happened except damp and mould. DAVE HILL Just after Christmas last year, a married couple who live in
3rd July 2023 All regions need the right powers and investment, including the global capital city DAVE HILL It is possible to reconcile regarding Boris Johnson as the biggest bullshitter on Earth with recognising that not everything about his “levelling
