@OnLondon

For the Good City. Politics, development & culture of the capital. Journalism website run by @DaveHill and written by him and an array of fellow Londoncentrics

 London, England
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Joined April 2017
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Stop listening to BBC Radio 4 for a while and listen to this from @londonsoc instead: londonsociety.org.uk/podcast… @LondonHeritageQ @AMcGibbonParesi

London Explained | Making More Of The Thames - The London Society

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Latest On London Extra asks what the Green Party's big picture vision for #London is in light of last week's ("deprioritised") development in #lewisham: davehillonlondon.substack.co….
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On how London accents change and migrate: onlondon.co.uk/john-vane-wat… #London

John Vane: Water in Majorca

London's accents have migrated and evolved

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Go see it in Clapham. Supported by @PlaygcT.
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Went to see a very good and important play on Wednesday evening. Wrote about it, in London context, yesterday: onlondon.co.uk/__trashed-12/

DOLLY: A play about sexual assault and its devastating aftermath

This one-woman show shines a searching and humanising light on sexual offending against women and the failings of the criminal justice system

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Very significant intervention from @LonTravelWatch: onlondon.co.uk/londons-trans… @LondonAssembly #cycling #transport #london

Transport watchdog calls for major rethink on 'floating bus stops'

It wants one type removed completely and a halt to building more of the other type until cyclists' use of them improves

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Latest On London Extra considers deep and revealing new analysis about attitudes to rejoining EU as they apply across London boroughs and seats. Plus reaction to Andrew Boff leaving the Tories, Greens' self-destruction strategy and more: davehillonlondon.substack.co…. #london
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Lewisham shopping centre redevelopment halted. Greens opposed low level of social housing but didn't seem to pushing for more funding to increase it. They're also pushing ahead with project on own land with zero social housing. fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/202…

Lewisham shopping centre redevelopment halted - Murky Depths

Plans to redevelop Lewisham shopping centre have been halted by developer Landsec with blame on costs and the Green leadership

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Latest On London Extra provides early reflections on and reactions to the (pretty extensive) new powers over licensing to be given to the Mayor on 3 November. Plus others stuff you'll love: davehillonlondon.substack.co…. #london
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Lots of insights and informed speculation from former political editor of @BBCLondonNews
Dave Hill@DaveHillOct 16
My latest True London podcast conversation is with Tim Donovan, who when he was BBC London's political editor, covered even more mayoral elections than I have. We talked about whether Sadiq K will run again and who might be on the ballot paper: youtube.com/watch?v=Y9SzaVEu…

True London: Will Sadiq Khan run again? And other mayoral speculati...

Tim Donovan, as many of you will know, was for a long time Politica...

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Perhaps a good time to again mention recent long read about the history and character of Soho and the summer's fatuous outrage narrative about licensing orchestrated by The Guardian and City Hall: onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-soh…

Dave Hill: Soho's saviours and the future of the West End

The way forward for an area of great importance to capital and country may be enhancing, not unravelling, its existing mix of strengths

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Will be adding updates to this piece throughout the morning as reaction comes in from local authorities across the capital and others.
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Sadiq Khan is to get the "strategic" licensing powers he was promised, effective from 3 November. Basic details here: onlondon.co.uk/mayors-wide-r…. More and lots of discussion to follow. #london @VoteTimBarnes @w9maidavale

Mayor's 'strategic' licensing powers come into effect on 3 November

Sadiq Khan will be empowered to override most decisions about opening hours and related conditions made by London's local authorities

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Sadiq Khan is to get the "strategic" licensing powers he was promised, effective from 3 November. Basic details here: onlondon.co.uk/mayors-wide-r…. More and lots of discussion to follow. #london @VoteTimBarnes @w9maidavale

Mayor's 'strategic' licensing powers come into effect on 3 November

Sadiq Khan will be empowered to override most decisions about opening hours and related conditions made by London's local authorities

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The problematic implications (including protecting vulnerable people) of having perhaps 400,000 unauthorised migrants in the capital need to be addressed. Boris Johnson when Mayor had one of the better ideas for doing it. Gasp. davehillonlondon.substack.co…. #london
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A business acquaintance asked me to mention this event, coming up in May. Applications now open. Looks interesting: nationalstemfestival.com/att… @LondonHigher @_BusinessLDN @londonchamber @national_stem @LondonAssembly @LondonHeritageQ

National STEM Festival UK 2027 — London — National STEM Festival

The National STEM Festival comes to London, 5–10 May 2027. Meet the mentors and Champions, check eligibility, and pre-register for student applications.

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London government, not national government, should be in charge of 'robotaxi' rollout in the capital. By @CharlesWright57 onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrigh… @LondonAssembly @CarolineRussell @EllyBakerAM @ThomasFTurrell @HinaBokhariLD

London, not Whitehall, should be in charge of 'robotaxi' rollout

The London assembly transport committee has made the case persuasively in a new report on autonomous vehicle regulation

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This is a little intro to the Mayor's most wide-ranging strategy document, along with links to pieces about it by other people published at OnLondon and a podcast with the London Society. You don't get this kind of stuff elsewhere. Please subscribe.: davehillonlondon.substack.co…
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Pleased to publish this piece by @russellcurtis about the challenges of building on Green Belt land in #london: onlondon.co.uk/russell-curti… #planning #housing

The London Plan and the challenges of Green Belt building

The Mayor's draft new blueprint for the capital's future is ambitious while also creating potential for disagreement and disappointment

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Dave Hill@DaveHillOct 9
The problem for Zack Polanski is not that he didn't win the by-election - it was always going to be pretty safe for Labour - it's that he's lost control of his party to extremists & entryists & did so some time ago. Now the price is being paid: davehillonlondon.substack.co…. #holborn
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On the unacceptable behaviour of (some) "pro-Palestine" activists on a mixed (including Jewish) London neighbourhood. onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-the…. #london #camden

The unacceptable behaviour of 'pro-Palestine' protesters in London

The tactics, timing and campaign materials of those who targeted the Board of Deputies of British Jews were sinister and wrong

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The City of London is a prime site for struggles between high rise new development and heritage protection. The "pro-growth" side has just had a big win, but the battles will continue, as @CharlesWright57 reports: onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrigh…. #london @mtpennycook @cityoflondon

City Corporation wins heritage argument, but more battles loom

Although the government came down on the side of the Guildhall over tall buildings, it doesn't mean new development will now be easy

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Kensington & Chelsea Council came up with a groundbreaking idea for better temporary housing for some of the homeless people it has responsibility for. Here's how it's been going: onlondon.co.uk/richard-derec…. #housing

Will Kensington & Chelsea's bold plan to help its homeless work?

The borough's groundbreaking scheme has won praise, but implementing it is not straightforward and it isn't free of risk

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