On London: Independent news, comment and analysis
On London founder and editor Dave Hill has been a freelance writer since 1981 and an award-winning London specialist since 2008. He is an experienced public speaker, panellist and public event chair and is available for hire as a consultant on Londoncentric political, development and creative projects of many kinds. On London is run by Dave ...
What happened in London in 2023?
2023年12月30日 · APRIL. Anti-Londonism had struck again in the form of cuts to English National Opera’s budget and attempts to make it move out of the capital. Labour and Conservative MPs united in opposing this. The backdrop was a boom in London theatre, but a continuing struggle in other parts of the culture sector.
Hard part yet to come with hitting climate change targets
19 小时之前 · In July, climate experts warned the new Labour government that its predecessor’s plans for reducing carbon emissions were falling well behind what was needed if the UK is to meet it target of achieving net zero by 2050.. The independent Climate Change Committee (CCC), which monitors progress towards that legally-binding target, said only a third of the actions required to meet the government ...
About - OnLondon
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 […]
Richard Brown: What has the 2021 census told us about London …
2022年8月16日 · The GLA’s helpful guide to the census uses payroll data to show just how many early-twenties workers left the capital during the pandemic and came back in autumn 2021. Three: London’s boomers are booming. London’s middle-aged population (yes, including “Gen X”-types as well as “Boomers”) has soared, seeing some of the highest ...
Dave Hill: 2024 – the London year ahead
2024年1月1日 · Dave Hill: 2024 – the London year ahead. The capital has been recovering from the pandemic, but some of its problems have deepened and urgently need to be addressed with the help of a new national government in the national interest. London’s spectacular New Year fireworks, lights and drones display was seen by millions around the world ...
Is London in crisis? In too many ways the answer is ‘yes’
2023年11月7日 · Is London in crisis? That was the provocative question providing the theme of think tank Centre for London’s annual London Conference, held last week.And as a bleak picture emerged throughout the day – of high costs, low pay, soaring rents, escalating numbers of families in temporary housing, rough sleeping at a record high, and a sluggish economy beset by skills shortages – it felt ...
Pandemic London: How have the city’s travel habits changed?
2021年12月23日 · With the second anniversary of Covid-19 on the horizon, Transport for London’s compendious annual Travel in London report provides insights into how, how much, in what ways and why peoples’ movement around the capital varied during 2020 and much of 2021. We are all aware of the devastation caused to TfL’s finances by the effects […]
London's relationship with the rest of the UK: An On London …
2020年3月19日 · A couple of weeks ago, when coronavirus was still a dot on foreign horizons and no one was expecting the London Mayor and Assembly elections to be postponed (let alone for a year), On London convened a discussion on the theme of the capital’s future relations with the rest of the UK, hosted by Arup at its Fitzroy Street offices.
London’s economy continues to grow as national forecasts scaled …
2022年10月28日 · An interim update of City Hall’s labour market projections for the capital based on historic trends finds that employment in London will rise from six million jobs in 2021 to 6.6 million in 2031, 6.8 million in 2041 and 6.9 million in 2051, led by continuing fast growth in professional services, albeit slightly less fast than in the past decade.