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Oxford Street transformation – the state of play as 2026 gets underway
On London 2025: The Year Reviewed
Merry Christmas 2025!
Transport for London chiefs strike positive financial note
London’s suburban high streets are holding up, says new report
‘Preferred site’ for Smithfield and Billingsgate markets relocation confirmed
Scrapping two-child limit must be just the start, London campaigners say
True London Podcast: BusinessLDN’s Muniya Barua on skills for a good growth city
Culture
John Vane: Resolution 26
Well, it is still just about that time of year
Elin Morgan: The Preacher of Forest Gate
The fate of Peter Laszlo Peri's sculpture of John Wesley is uncertain, reflecting risks that too often face public art
John Vane: Harry Roberts, London killer
One of the post-war capital's most brutal murderers was vindictively revered by some for his crimes
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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
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.
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.
Jack Brown
Jack Brown is lecturer in London Studies at King’s College and author of The London Problem.
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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.
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Those new London crime stats: what they tell us, what they don’t, and what they reveal about Nigel Farage
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Dave Hill: Labour should get behind all UK cities – including its biggest one
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Dave Hill: May London’s best qualities prevail in 2026
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Camden knowledge, old and new
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