News that a branch of Momentum in London and the Communist Party of Britain are holding a public discussion about ways to work together “for a socialist future” has triggered another tremor of déjà vu following the many already experienced while writing about Labour’s internal battles in Haringey and the character of the Jeremy Corbyn Left in […]
London government today took charge of a programme for helping Londoners who have difficulty finding jobs in the latest devolution of central government powers to the capital. The Department for Work and Pensions has handed down funds for its work and health programme, which is aimed at helping disabled people, those suffering from long term ill-health and others who have […]
The news that Sadiq Khan will give residents a veto over regeneration schemes on social housing estates will be welcomed by the 350,000 Londoners who might be affected by plans to demolish their homes. Regeneration of social housing estates has been a hugely divisive issue in London. The likely collapse of the Haringey Development Vehicle is […]
The number of houses and flats in London grew by nearly 40,000 in the year ending March 2017 – faster than it has since the mayoralty was established in 2000 and only just short of the former Mayor’s annual housing target. Some of the growth was down to controversial conversions of offices to homes (“permitted […]
Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales is long serving local authority leader in a part of East London undergoing massive change. He now faces a re-selection contest after a controversial “trigger ballot” outcome was nullified. Such is Labour’s dominance across Newham that whoever wins the selection vote will almost certainly be elected Mayor in May. I […]
Sarah Hayward is a Labour councillor in Camden and was council leader from 2012 until April last year. She is a dedicated campaigner for gender equality in politics. This is her first piece for On London and, I hope, not her last. You can follow Sarah on Twitter. This week marks the 100th anniversary of women first […]
MAJOR UPDATE, 1 Feb 2018! The On London Crowdfunder page is now live! Follow this link and please pledge generously! Thank you! Tomorrow will mark exactly one year since the launch of OnLondon.co.uk. I started the site for two main reasons after my award-winning columns about the capital for the Guardian came to an end. One was because […]
Child poverty rates in the heart of East London have risen sharply to above 50% in the past two years according to new figures published by the End Child Poverty coalition, with other parts of the capital not far behind. The situation is worst of all in the parliamentary constituency of Bethnal Green and Bow, where […]
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