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emergency DAVE HILL Over 3,500 properties that had been available for Londoners needing a temporary place to live were withdrawn by landlords between last September
Dave Hill: Conservatives need positive, pro-London policies to defeat Sadiq Khan
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
Dave Hill: With ULEZ rage set to fade, Susan Hall will tell a new ‘war on motorists’ story
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
Dave Hill: Good hospitals are vital, but just one part of improving Londoners’ health
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.
Dave Hill: One day, water began dripping from their ceiling. Six months later, it still is
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
Dave Hill: To ‘level up’ Britain, love London and devolve
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
Event report: Planning, Places and People
6th June 2023 What is the best way to involve the capital’s many communities in big decisions about their homes and neighbourhoods? A brilliant panel and a knowledgable audience pointed to many good ways forward DAVE HILL It has taken
Poll: Majority of Londoners think Sadiq Khan has been a ‘good Mayor for London’
4th June 2023 Redfield and Wilton’s survey has also produced findings about the ULEZ expansion, congestion charging, bus and pedestrian priority, fares policy and more on transport issues DAVE HILL More than half of Londoners – 51 per cent – consider that,
London: The Levelling Down Monitor
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
Dave Hill: Will the ULEZ row be more angry bark than electoral bite?
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