Thanks to local Councillors in Campden Ward, RBKC and Heritage London, the Temperance Fountain that has stood on the High Street, opposite the Tube Station for 124 years has been restored and thanks to Thames Water is also now
Oxford Street: Let Sadiq control Soho too, says leading local property boss
26th September 2024 The managing director of Soho Estates has confirmed that he would welcome the Mayor’s planned new powers reaching beyond Oxford Street itself Dave Hill A new intervention in the furore over who should decide the future
What is the new London Policing Board for and what has it done so far?
28th September 2023 The expert group met in public for the first time on Tuesday and heard from Baroness Louise Casey and Sir Mark Rowley DAVE HILL The London Policing Board was appointed and is chaired by Sadiq Khan, as recommended by
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
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
Dave Hill: Attacked from all sides, London should be strengthened not starved
22nd April 2023 Britain is in a sorry state yet its capital city, on which the whole country depends, continues to be done down by left and right alike DAVE HILL The other day it was confirmed that a gigantic
Dave Hill: Fast orbital bus routes have been rejected before. Will Sadiq’s Superloop fare better?
29th March 2023 A experiment with such a service under Boris Johnson was not taken forward by TfL, though it is more upbeat this time round DAVE HILL Sadiq Khan has announced plans for what Transport for London is calling
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