4th May 2020 The office has been a success, but a strengthening case for greater devolution needs to be heard DAVE HILL Fourteen years had passed since Margaret Thatcher’s abolition of the Greater London Council and with it, she might
Dave Hill: London’s boroughs glad of extra government funds, but they are going to be looking for much more
20th April 2020 The communities secretary has come up with a second support package, but several London boroughs say they still face big financial losses. DAVE HILL The government pledged on Saturday to make a further £1.6 billion available to
Dave Hill: London coronavirus peak still ‘probably a week and a half away’ says Sadiq Khan
8th April 2020 The Mayor also said that any loosening restrictions on movement in the capital is still a long way off DAVE HILL The Mayor has said that the number of daily new cases of the coronavirus Covid-19 in
Coronavirus London: Capital’s resilience operation scaling up to meet the peak
27th March 2020 The resilience structures of the London boroughs and their partner public bodies are working flat out DAVE HILL Things have moved extremely fast since Monday, when On London published an explainer about the resilience planning of the capital’s local authorities
Dave Hill: Failure to mind Tube message gap exposes COVID-19 conflicts and confusions 25th March 2020
25th March 2020 It is not a good thing for the government to be at odds with the Mayor in public or for contradictory messages to be sent DAVE HILL Who is right about the frequency of London Underground
Dave Hill: Ungovernable London must govern itself as coronavirus enters its soul
17th March 2020 The challenge for the capital and its people is to start doing things that go against their very nature DAVE HILL Already, our big, open city was shrinking away and closing down: our Tube trains were roomier,
Dave Hill: London Councils leader slams ‘simplistic and misleading’ think tank ‘levelling up’ report
7th March 2020 Peter John and Centre for London criticise centre right think tank for ignoring capital’s poverty and making “apples and pears” comparisons DAVE HILL London’s local authorities and its dedicated think tank have reacted strongly against a report
Dave Hill: How Should London Grow? Don’t miss the great mayoral debate
1st March 2020 On London and the London Society are to present an event about fundamental issues facing the capital today DAVE HILL For more than 30 years, Greater London has been growing. After four decades of post-war shrinkage, its
Dave Hill: Rory Stewart campaign: energy, grip and the London of 700 villages
8th February 2020 The former Tory minister outlined his approach and some of his policies at a neighbourhood gathering in Hammersmith DAVE HILL Resplendent in a suit of midnight blue, Rory Stewart arrived 15 minutes late, explaining that what he
Dave Hill: Sadiq Khan appoints new deputy for housing
31st January 2020 London Assembly Member Tom Copley will succeed James Murray in the key City Hall post DAVE HILL Sadiq Khan has named Tom Copley, a Labour London Assembly Member and Lewisham councillor, as his next deputy mayor for