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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?
Westminster and Sadiq Khan continue to disagree about Oxford Street and nightlife
Charles Wright: London is now attracting more visitors than pre-pandemic
London’s A-Level results: uneven outcomes, uncertain futures
What new powers over taxes do Londoners think City Hall should have?
Westminster: A further corrective to the confected ‘vertical drinking’ row
Culture
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?
Richard Derecki: Fairy-Fellers, ‘Bedlam’ and Richard Dadd
The gifted Victorian painter endured terrible mental health problems and spent much of his life in a south London hospital
Julie Hamill: Remembering 9/11 in a London square
The trauma of that dark day in 2001 endures and not only in New York
Contributors
Julie Hamill
Julie Hamill is a novelist, author, Times Radio pundit, Dublin Castle DJ, former Adland party-crasher and much more. She comes from Airdrie, but she lives in Dollis Hill.
Charles Wright
Charles Wright has been a journalist with the Ham & High and a London borough councillor and press officer, and has a wealth of other experience working for London local and regional government bodies
Richard Brown
Richard Brown is a freelance writer and consultant who has worked for an array of major London organisations, including Centre for London, the Greater London Authority and the London Development Agency.
Lewis Baston
Lewis Baston is one of the country's foremost elections analysts who, as well as writing frequently for On London, contributes to the Guardian, Conservative Home and other titles. He is also an elections adviser for Channel 4 News.
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Dave Hill
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.
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Talk About London podcast: How higher education powers the capital
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