On London is run by Dave Hill, formerly the Guardian's award-winning London commentator, and written by him and an array of fellow Londoncentrics.It aims to improve the quality of coverage of London politics, development and culture.

Dec 31, 2024 · London as a place, a society and the big engine of the national economy entered 2024 still recovering from the pandemic and changed by it in ways that weren’t yet clear. Its people’s fortunes were mixed and its governance bodies were hoping for a better deal from a new national government later in the year. […]

Feb 1, 2025 · This website was launched by me in a more rudimentary form on 1 February 2017 as a place where I could continue to write about the politics, places and people of London in the way I wanted to, having previously been the Guardian’s self-publishing London commentator since 2008. Today, eight years on, OnLondon.co.uk is an established, multi-contributor journalism website providing coverage of ...

1 day ago · London has a poverty problem that doesn’t hurt hard-up Londoners alone. The latest study to quantify the paradox of a city routinely characterised as rich having one of the highest poverty rates in the country puts it at an unacceptable 24 per cent, with children especially badly hit.. That matters most profoundly to those struggling to make ends meet.

Feb 16, 2025 · On London is run by Dave Hill, formerly the Guardian's award-winning London commentator, and written by him and an array of fellow Londoncentrics.It aims to improve the quality of coverage of London politics, development and culture.

This website was launched on 1 February 2017 by me, award-winning former Guardian London commentator Dave Hill. I run and edit the site. Its goal is to provide the best possible news, analysis and commentary about the UK capital’s politics, development and culture. OnLondon carries articles by a wide range of contributors who disagree about […]

4 days ago · Labour faced a tough by-election contest in Thursday in the Westminster City Council ward of Vincent Square. It was the most precarious London seat Labour has had to defend in a by-election in the borough since winning control of it for the first time in its history in May 2022, and its chances of holding it were not great.

5 days ago · Sir Sadiq Khan is inviting responses to proposals he says would 'help to restore this famous part of the capital' Public consultation begins today on Sir Sadiq Khan’s proposals for revitalising Oxford Street, which City Hall says will gather views about the “principle” of pedestrianisation and ...

5 days ago · London’s new Growth Plan, a key commitment in Sir Sadiq Khan’s 2024 election manifesto, was launched this morning to a packed gathering of the capital’s movers and shakers at Imperial College, with the Mayor receiving almost a rock star’s welcome as he took the stage to herald a “moment of maximum opportunity” for the city.

Jan 26, 2025 · Last year, 2024, was a big deal for elections in London – the Mayor and Assembly in May and the General Election in July. But there was also a steady stream of by-elections for seats on London borough councils, which gave us a continuous although not always easy to interpret commentary on London’s electoral temperature.