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Lewis Baston: Hounslow by-election hold gives Labour little to cheer about
Earls Court Special: The Story So Far
Talk About London: Places for London – TfL’s property company
Leading London Tory Susan Hall continues to endorse far-Right views online
City Hall hails new Silvertown Tunnel performance data
Charles Wright: Barnet FC loses stadium vote, but it isn’t full-time yet
News: Londoners’ second preference mayoral elections vote set to return
Culture
John Vane: Whiteleys revisited
It was one of London's first and most prestigious department stores and has a rather colourful history

My Beautiful Laundrette: The possibilities and perils of 1980s London
A special screening of the classic movie in its original form is coming up, combined with a walk around the places where it was set and shot

John Vane: Cleveland Street – two famous addresses, no dream connection
A very Victorian scandal occurred there in the 19th Century, but during a different part of it from when a legendary writer was a local resident

Contributors

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.

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.

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
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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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