16th January 2020 A five-point action plan has been produced to help the capital’s most used public transport mode DAVE HILL London’s official transport watchdog has called on Transport for London to take “urgent action” to address a fall
Dave Hill: Which party deserves Londoners’ votes in the anti-London election of 2019?
10th December 2019 With one exception, the manifestos of the three largest parties make few specific offers to the UK’s capital city DAVE HILL To begin, your occasional reminder that London, a boo word for an array of populists, cranks
Dave Hill: Glee over London Bridge knife attack shows how the city is loathed
1st December 2019 Some peoples’ reactions to the killings in Fishmongers’ Hall illustrate anti-London sentiments that need to be persuasively addressed DAVE HILL Nothing fuels sanctimony like someone else’s tragedy. Responses to Friday’s murderous violence in Fishmongers’ Hall and its
The Dame: NHS? HEALER START TO HEAL THYSELF
Thursday, 28 November 2019 All parties seem to think that throwing money at the NHS is the cure-all: yes, money is needed but more than that is the need to strip out layer after layer of useless tiers of management
Dave Hill: London Mayor rivals turn on Sadiq Khan over Uber licence withdrawal
25th November 2019 Business leaders and the “gig economy” union have also expressed disappointment DAVE HILL Two of Sadiq Khan’s main challengers to become London Mayor next year have criticised him over Transport for London’s decision not to grant Uber a new
Dave Hill: Londoners should take note of what national politicians say about our city
10th November 2019 Sadiq Khan hopes for greater devolution but is more aware than most that taking cheap shots at the capital is seen by some as a way of winning votes DAVE HILL Last week, leaders of both Labour
The Dame: Sam Gyimah Now Standing In East Surrey!
Tuesday, 5 November 2019 Jo Swinson wants to be Prime Minister: in fact, she told us she would be better than both Johnson and Corbyn(well, she may be right about old Steptoe). But if she wants to be PM she
Dave Hill: Grenfell truth will include things people don’t want to know
29th October 2019 Some instant responses to leaked details of the inquiry’s first report have revealed a dangerous culture of denial DAVE HILL Even before the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s first report into the fire was leaked to the media,
Forgetting Grenfell: Bishop Graham Tomlin
The Grenfell Public Inquiry has announced it will publish its Phase One report on October 30th, the day before we are due to leave the EU. Coincidence or not, this will ensure that any Government response will be buried under
The Dame: Harrods and their little Rae of Sunshine
Sunday, 20 October 2019 Back in May- with no consultation with worried residents-the Council allowed Harrods to continue its transition from a department store to a vehicle for multiple boozing outlets. On the advice of Senior Planning consultant, Fiona Rae, the