On London: Independent news, comment and analysis
网页On London is run by Dave Hill, formerly the Guardian's award-winning London commentator, and written by him and an array of fellow Londoncentrics.It aims to improve the quality of coverage of London politics, development and culture.
Alexander Jan: Oxford Street pedestrianisation has to be done right
网页2 天之前 · Alexander Jan. Sadiq Khan’s surprise decision to breathe new life into his plan to largely pedestrianise Oxford Street is aimed at delivering improvements for its 200 million or so visitors a year. Despite generating annual sales of £3 billion, the street has suffered from London’s economic shift to the east and struggled more than nearby ...
Government backs Khan plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street
网页3 天之前 · Dave Hill. Sadiq Khan has secured government backing to implement plans for the transformation of Oxford Street, including turning the road into what City Hall describes as a “traffic-free pedestrianised avenue”. In the first major shared initiative between the Labour Mayor and the newly-elected Labour national administration, Khan will be ...
Oxford Street: Westminster's 'key concerns' about pedestrianisation
网页1 天前 · Oxford Street: Westminster Council states ‘key concerns’ about pedestrianisation. 19th September 2024. As well as asking questions about the scheme itself, the Labour-run borough has warned Sadiq Khan that it will oppose any attempt to impose mayoral control beyond the street itself. Dave Hill. The leader of Westminster Council has written ...
London affordable homes programmes struggling to hit targets
网页2 天之前 · In 2022/23 more than 25,000 homes were started, as Khan rushed to meet his target of 116,000 “starts” under the 2016 programme. Last year, only 2,358 homes were started under City Hall-funded schemes, including just 1,777 under the new 2021 deal. Overall that leaves some 75,000 homes to be completed by 2030.
Dave Hill: On the new London Society documentary podcast
网页3 天之前 · 17th September 2024. The latest listen from the illustrious charity explores continuity and change in Clerkenwell, Farringdon, Holborn, Bloomsbury and St Giles. Dave Hill. Approaching the fourth and latest documentary podcast I’ve researched, written and presented for The London Society, of which I am a …
About - OnLondon
网页This website was launched on 1 February 2017 by me, award-winning former Guardian London commentator Dave Hill. I run and edit the site. Its goal is to provide the best possible news, analysis and commentary about the UK capital’s politics, development and culture. OnLondon carries articles by a wide range of contributors who disagree about […]
Sadiq Khan’s latest ULEZ expansion plan wins wide support
网页2022年3月4日 · Sadiq Khan’s announcement that the capital’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) will be enlarged to encompass the whole of Greater London next year, pending a public consultation, has been greeted with both tempered praise and familiar criticism. Perhaps the loudest cheer from outside Labour ranks has come from London Assembly Liberal Democrat ...
New report confirms ‘deep and persistent poverty’ in ... - OnLondon
网页2022年5月11日 · London has continued to have the highest poverty rate in the country, with around one million Londoners in “deep poverty”, defined as more than 50 per cent below the poverty line, according to a new report. Research by the Legatum Institute think tank focussing on London poverty immediately before the …
Keir Starmer says government must ‘step up’ over long
网页2022年4月4日 · Dave Hill. Keir Starmer has told the government it needs to “step up and put in place a long-term and sustainable agreement” for funding Transport for London, saying that in failing to do so “they’re letting London down, they’re letting Londoners down” and having an adverse impact on the capital’s economy too. The Labour leader ...
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