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
The London Society Banister Fletcher Lecture: Georgia Gould on cities, the capital and her vision for renewal
14th February 2023 The chair of London Councils and leader of Camden set out a powerful agenda for change ranging from drawing on the strengths of communities to transforming relationships with national government DAVE HILL London Councils chair and Camden
Dave Hill: The government’s housing Ombudsman is being kept busy in London
10th February 2023 Concerns about poor conditions in the capital being poorly addressed seem reflected in the government adjudicator’s recent activity DAVE HILL Concern about the maintenance and repair of London’s social rented housing has lately been vividly and publicly
Dave Hill: Sadiq Khan urges anti-ULEZ Conservative councils to back the scheme
6th February 2023 The Mayor has written to the four Tory boroughs threatening legal action to prevent the measure, which is designed to reduce air pollution DAVE HILL Sadiq Khan has asked the leaders of four Conservative-run London councils to
Dave Hill: Brexit Day, London 2020
1st February 2020 Leavers gathered in Parliament Square to celebrate. Remainers mourned. DAVE HILL & JOSHUA NEICHO “The war is over and we have won,” said Nigel Farage from Parliament Square in the final seconds before 11.00 pm and
Dave Hill: London’s bus service is still in decline and that must be reversed
24th November 2022 As expected, cuts and route changes have been far less extreme than feared but the direction of travel is still wrong DAVE HILL Transport for London’s announcement that cuts and changes to the capital’s bus service network
Demand for central London office space holding up but changing, new report finds
21st November 2022 An emerging “new normal” contains many opportunities, but these will need to be seized by employees and employers alike according to a study for a borough partnership DAVE HILL A detailed study for a group of central
Dave Hill: London’s economy continues to grow as national forecasts scaled back
28th October 2022 The latest City Hall overview pulls together official data for exports and output along with employment projections DAVE HILL With the government reportedly needing to fill a financial hole of “at least £50 billion” with tax hikes and spending
Elizabeth Line Bond Street station ‘huge boost’ for West End, says Mayor
24th October 2022 Retailers and the property sector are welcoming the opening of an additional stop on the new rail service DAVE HILL London’s West End retail and hospitality sector, so important to the capital’s and the UK’s economy, have
Dave Hill: London traces of the late Elizabeth
9th September 2022 The late Queen was long a part of London life, though in her own very particular way. DAVE HILL Walking past a café near Victoria I heard a woman sitting outside it remark to her companion: “It’s