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On London9h
Oxford Street: Who should be in charge?
The Mayor appears to be on course to take control of "the nation's high street" but arguments about the issue are not over ...
On London1d
Julie Hamill: My cruise on ABBA Voyage
Martin had attended the ABBA Voyage spectacle at Pudding Mill Lane on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park an incredible nine ...
On London3d
Government notes ‘substantial work’ on DLR extension as Khan repeats criticisms at City Hall
A letter from the transport secretary has provided greater encouragement than before for key transport infrastructure plan ...
On London4dOpinion
Dave Hill: Labour takes sides against London at its peril
By accepting the myth that the capital weakens the rest of the UK rather than supporting it, Rachel Reeves puts her own ...
On London4d
Over a million London children in households that fall short of ‘minimum income standard’
Research with parents from across the capital reveals punishing effects of high housing, childcare and other costs ...
On London7d
Charles Wright: Travails of the Central line
The struggle to keep the service going in the face of evaporating funding is emblematic of Transport for London's ...
Opinion
On London13dOpinion
Rest of UK receiving far more transport funding per passenger journey than London, Treasury figures show
Scotland, Wales and rest of England given three times as much money as the capital since 2018, yet carried fewer passengers ...
On London5d
John Griffiths: London’s new age of philanthropy is yet to arrive
The largely favourable assessments of London’s mayoralty, marking the 25th anniversary of the restoration of London’s ...
On London13d
Deputy Mayor: London housing targets an ‘intellectual exercise’ without ‘enormous’ public subsidy
Jules Pipe made his remarks to the London Assembly in advance for the government publishing its spending review ...
On London8d
Elin Morgan: When two little men met in Canning Town
A pocket park in Newham, close to a polluted major road, commemorates a famous conversation between Mahatma Gandhi and ...
On London13d
Analysis: Manchester’s low tax approach to competing with London
The northern city region's political leaders let private developers off financial contributions those in the capital expect ...
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Dave Hill, Author at OnLondon
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 ...