On London: Independent news, comment and analysis
WEBOn 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.
Dave Hill: Love or hate Wimbledon plans, be glad Gove has gone
WEB4 hours ago · Dave Hill: Love or hate Wimbledon’s expansion plan, be glad that Gove has gone. Not everyone is happy with City Hall's approval of the ambitious scheme but at least the new secretary of state hasn't poked her nose in. Not everyone is overjoyed about City Hall allowing the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTA) to go ahead with enlarging its ...
About - OnLondon
WEBThis 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 […]
What happened in London in 2023?
WEBDec 30, 2023 · 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.
London Mayor election 2024: Can we tell who’s winning?
WEBMar 24, 2024 · Another reason for regarding the apparent strength of Khan’s position with caution is that the two 2024 polls are telling a very similar story from polls produced at the same stage of the last mayoral election campaign, the Covid-delayed contest of 2021. Five in a row, published in March and the first half of April, gave Khan leads of more 20 ...
London Borough Elections 2022: Results in detail - OnLondon
WEBLast updated 28 May 2022. In terms of councils won, lost and retained, the 2022 London borough elections saw almost no overall change compared with the last such elections in 2018. It that year, Labour won 21 of the capital’s 32 local councils, the Conservatives won seven, the Liberal Democrats won three and one council, Havering, came under ...
John Vane: London Fiction – A Bear Called Paddington
WEB1 day ago · That’s Paddington: not just loveable bear, but a loveable Londoner bear and so much more. John Vane is a pen name used for London fiction, for writing about London fiction and for sketches of London life by OnLondon editor and publisher Dave Hill. Buy John Vane’s London novel Frightgeist: A Tall Tale of Fearful Times here, here or here.
London heatwave 2022: Capital’s resilience faces latest test
WEBJul 18, 2022 · The capital’s temperature could soar to its highest level ever recorded during the next two days as a new week begins with a national emergency declared, a red “extreme heat” warning issued for the first time, Transport for London advising passengers to travel only if essential and forecasters anticipating that the heat in the city could touch 40 degrees centigrade.
Honouring pioneer gardener Fanny Wilkinson in Red Lion Square
WEB1 day ago · Honouring pioneer gardener Fanny Wilkinson in Red Lion Square. She blazed a trail for women and created a remarkable array of green public spaces for London. Fanny Wilkinson was born near Manchester in 1855, but by the end of 1883 she was a graduate of the Crystal Palace School of Landscape Gardening and …
Dave Hill, Author at OnLondon
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Dave Hill. On London founder and editor Dave Hill has been a freelance journalist since 1981 and an award-winning London specialist since 2008. Contact him via: [email protected].