4th October 2021 Tracking government policies and priorities that discriminate against and exclude London and Londoners, often in the name of “levelling up” DAVE HILL In his Introduction to the Conservative Party’s 2019 general election manifesto Boris Johnson said his government
27th May 2023 It’s hard to know but let’s have a go DAVE HILL I hope gauging the electoral importance of Sadiq Khan’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone expansion plan is good for the soul, because it often feels like a
22nd April 2023 Britain is in a sorry state yet its capital city, on which the whole country depends, continues to be done down by left and right alike DAVE HILL The other day it was confirmed that a gigantic
3rd April 2023 The government’s decision to let local authorities use sales receipts as they wish has long been lobbied for DAVE HILL Cross-party body London Councils has welcomed the government’s decision to allow local authorities to keep all the
29th March 2023 A experiment with such a service under Boris Johnson was not taken forward by TfL, though it is more upbeat this time round DAVE HILL Sadiq Khan has announced plans for what Transport for London is calling
22nd March 2023 Louise Casey’s report on the culture of the Metropolitan Police has set out standards the Met Commissioner must make the service he leads meet without delay DAVE HILL “You can’t restructure your way out of a cultural
15th March 2023 There are approximately 166,000 Londoners in temporary accommodation, nearly half of them children DAVE HILL The rising number of Londoners housed in temporary accommodation by its local authorities is now larger than that of several British cities,
14th March 2023 The odds do not look good but strategies, policies and approaches are being worked on DAVE HILL At first glance the Conservatives have little chance of defeating Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan at next May’s election for London
10th March 2023 Whatever the thinking behind pushing back bringing the new line into Euston the decision continues national government’s degrading of the nation’s economic powerhouse DAVE HILL My now-retired literary agent introduced me to the expression “shit, or get
22nd February 2023 The joint venture between Transport for London and Delancey aspires to reviving the area’s past glories with a new, mixed-use piece of London offering something to the full range of local people and visitors DAVE HILL For
