25th March 2022 A new YouGov poll provides some insights DAVE HILL In a wide ranging poll for the Mile End Institute, YouGov asked 1,114 adult Londoners about their voting intentions, views of their local councils, trust in the Metropolitan Police and much
Dave Hill: Tube strikes are a symptom of TfL’s long Covid
6th March 2022 The RMT’s industrial action has been driven by bravado in the context of the government’s takeover of the capital’s transport body DAVE HILL Whatever your view of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, you can’t say you don’t
Dave Hill: Sadiq Khan calls for London property owned by Putin allies to be seized
25th February 2022 The Mayor has also called for greater transparency about the owners of homes in the capital and a tax on overseas buyers DAVE HILL Sadiq Khan has demanded that property assets held by allies of Russian president Vladimir Putin
Dave Hill: London public transport use continues gradual recovery
10th February 2022 Monday morning bus and Tube use indicates demand edging up consistently DAVE HILL Transport for London sent out an upbeat press release today saying Tube ridership has increased by a quarter since working from restrictions were lifted
Dave Hill: It looks like London’s population is growing again, says Greater London Authority
16th February 2022 City Hall’s intelligence unit has updated a previous report and added new data DAVE HILL London’s population appears to be increasing again following a dip during the first year of the pandemic, according to an update assessment
Dave Hill: Message to the Met – throw out your rubbish and do your job
15th February 2022 Gutter prejudices and misuse of power are at the extreme end of a spectrum of failures that undermine good policing at all levels DAVE HILL There is more than one reason to be concerned – to put
Dave Hill: ‘Partygate’ investigations are key test of trust in Met Police
25th January 2022 Londoners and others will be watching closely for policing “without fear or favour” DAVE HILL Cressida Dick prepared the ground with care before announcing that the Met will investigate a “number of” lockdown gatherings in Downing Street
Dave Hill: Boris’s Budget 2015-16: how the London mayor will make ends meet
Dave Hill on London Boris’s Budget 2015-16: how the London mayor will make ends meet Even though its population is booming London’s top tier of government is having to cope with large spending cuts City Hall. Photograph: Martin Godwin
Dave Hill: Sadiq Khan is right to start smart road user charging conversation
18th January 2022 The Mayor has taken a welcome lead and will need lots of stamina and many friends to win the argument with Londoners and others DAVE HILL Arguing that motorists should pay more for using roads is a
Dave Hill: Olympic Park East Bank can lift London gloom in 2022
31st December 2021 The emerging education and culture quarter will begin to open in September DAVE HILL The best view is from Tessa Jowell Boulevard, the tree-lined walkway so named since 2019 in memory of the politician who made a huge contribution