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Oxford Street: Whose environment will worsen when it goes ‘traffic free’?
Mayor’s wide-ranging ‘strategic’ licensing powers to come into effect on 3 November
Charles Wright: City Corporation wins heritage argument, but there are more battles to come
Richard Derecki: Will Kensington & Chelsea’s innovative plan to help its homeless work?
Hackney: Green council warned about ‘political’ actions on pensions fund
Hackney Greens defend accepting council tenant ‘double decant’ at Woodberry Down
New study reveals scale and detail of misperceptions of London
Should London’s Mayors retain a share of Corporation Tax too?
Culture
DOLLY: A play about sexual assault and its devastating, sometimes ludicrous, aftermath
Running at the Clapham Omnibus theatre, this one-woman show, written by Charlotte Ashton and performed by Jessica Clark, shines a searching and humanising light on sexual offending against women and the failings of the criminal justice system
John Vane: American Mayfair
The United States has had a considerable influence on the history of one of the richest parts of the capital
Elin Morgan: On Spouter’s Corner
Is it time for London to revive its tradition of outdoor "free speech" spaces, such as the one that existed until quite recently in Wood Green?
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