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London Mayor 2024: Zoë Garbett pledges to bring back free morning peak travel for over-60s
Khan launches attack ad as Hall rebrand pretends she’s not a Tory
Rob Blackie launches Lib Dem London Mayor campaign pledging to ‘fix the Met’
Campaigning for London Mayor and Assembly officially begins
Sadiq Khan launches re-election campaign with housing pledge, backed by Keir Starmer
Sadiq Khan asks Lib Dem and Green supporters to ‘lend’ him their votes
Think tank proposes ‘new model of growth’ for London
No work taking place on ‘pay-per-mile’ road user charging, says TfL chief
Culture
John Vane: London Fiction – Gropers
Fred Basnett's novel vividly captures a strand of mid-Seventies north London life and also reflects some of the social mores of that time
Poem. I’m Up. By Julie Hamill
Music, mobile conversation, aircraft and seagulls are all part of the sound of the city waking up
Poem: A River Then And A River Now. By Vic Keegan
London's waterways have been huge influences on its history, but only some of them are visible
Contributors
Sarah Hayward
Sarah Hayward was Labour leader of Camden Council 2012-2017 and remains active in Labour politics in the capital.
Caroline Pidgeon
Caroline Pidgeon MBE is a Liberal Democrat Londonwide member of the London Assembly.
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.
Finn Brennan
Finn Brennan is a district organiser with the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF), covering London Underground.
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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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