Latest edition of On London Extra asks how high the Reform UK tide will rise in the capital on 7 May. Plus other elections intel and news of a related major project I'm working on with
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'St Pancras Station from Argyle Street' by Peter Brown
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Uncertainty in London, but sparks of optimism still...
Plus, will new housing measures for London succeed, will TfL take over the Crews Hill line, and will there be 'robotaxis' on our streets any time soon? @lichfieldsuk.bsky.social @centreforlondon.bsky.social
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📈🏛️ London Transport Museum saw record visitor numbers in 2025, attracting nearly 450,000 people. This success is linked to a new brand, engaging exhibitions, and popular Hidden London tours.
www.ltmuseum.co.uk/news/london-...
Uncertainty in London, but sparks of optimism still...
Plus, will new housing measures for London succeed, will TfL take over the Crews Hill line, and will there be 'robotaxis' on our streets any time soon? @lichfieldsuk.bsky.social @centreforlondon.bsky.social
wrightc.substack.com/p/uncertain-...
🎙️The Croydon planning experiment
@andrewcities.bsky.social is joined by Alison Coutinho and Guy Rochez who both worked for Croydon council when they were designing and implementing a new planning strategy to build more homes in the borough.
Give it a listen🎧👇
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The 1974 districts, now they are being abolished, are traditional/beloved.
Conservative Nick Adams-King told BBC Politics South that the plans had also left locals "unhappy" about being "taken away from their traditional districts".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's 50 years since Margaret Thatcher did away with the Greater London Council. Mistake. Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics takes you back (and forwards): www.onlondon.co.uk/tony-travers... #london
More robotaxi questions too - conflict with active travel strategy, existing drivers losing their jobs, even possible new 'jaywalking' rules and cycling curbs to ease their passage @metalprofessor.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social @hinabokharild.bsky.social
www.onlondon.co.uk/robocars-wil...
Big tech is vying to get robotaxis into London, but @london.gov.uk @sebdance.bsky.social aren't convinced. There's a battle with Whitehall too over regulation, with no current driverless car meeting TfL standards, plus wider questions over AV benefits - and costs. www.onlondon.co.uk/robocars-wil...
My latest post now out:
London has suffered in recent years, but, external shocks notwithstanding, is its next revival already underway?
Plus - a word of pity for hard-working councillors facing a Green tide of "cost-of-living populism" set to sweep them away
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I suspect the May 7 results may not be as dramatic as some suggest. But we can certainly expect a more fragmented and fractious governance environment in the capital. For the city as a whole, there’s a lot at stake.
Thanks @steveakehurst.bsky.social @nickbowes.bsky.social for insight and analysis.
My latest post now out:
London has suffered in recent years, but, external shocks notwithstanding, is its next revival already underway?
Plus - a word of pity for hard-working councillors facing a Green tide of "cost-of-living populism" set to sweep them away
wrightc.substack.com/p/londons-re...
Close to St Mark’s Square!
It is a year since @london.gov.uk & @londoncouncils.bsky.social launched their London Growth Plan. How are things going so far? @charleswright57.bsky.social reports on scrutiny proceedings at City Hall @londonassembly.bsky.social www.onlondon.co.uk/london-growt... #london @howarddawber.bsky.social
"London’s streets are not 'paved with gold', and the government 'needs to recognise this complex reality'."
Our Research Director, @robanderson17.bsky.social, quoted in @charleswright57.bsky.social's recent piece with OnLondon ⬇️
Time for a bit of optimism. London has renewed itself many times, despite the doomster voices, and its next revival may already be underway. My latest for On London
London has serious problems, but the city has renewed itself many times, notably in the late 1980s after decades of decline. Is its next revival already underway? @london.gov.uk @howarddawber.bsky.social @centreforlondon.bsky.social @davehillonlondon.bsky.social
www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...
Hugely positive step for London
My latest, slightly delayed, London Calling post - Holocaust Memorial scheme creeps forward, and how planning and council funding reforms could threaten Labour majorities in London; feat. @russellcurtis.com @benderbyshire.bsky.social @davehillonlondon.bsky.social wrightc.substack.com/p/planning-p...
The @bettertransport.bsky.social is right. Trams can get Britain moving again bsky.app/profile/bett...
Spot on
My latest for On London, on the long-running story of the proposed Holocaust Memorial near parliament. Some recent progress, but still a long way to go www.onlondon.co.uk/holocaust-me...
Duncan likes Canary Wharf. FWIW, so do I.
very true. Certainly since the 1980s which strangely seems to be some people’s golden age. Though London to some extent a victim of its own success, like other major ‘world’ cities. City Hall still underpowered too perhaps.
A quick review of some of my planning, housing and transport stories for On London @davehillonlondon.bsky.social in 2025, plus some thoughts on 2026. An election year when new planning rules will begin to alter the city's landscape significantly.. open.substack.com/pub/wrightc/...
A quick review of some of my planning, housing and transport stories for On London @davehillonlondon.bsky.social in 2025, plus some thoughts on 2026. An election year when new planning rules will begin to alter the city's landscape significantly.. open.substack.com/pub/wrightc/...
I know, yeah, it's AI, but it just utterly wild to me, speaking as someone who grew up *in London in the time period being depicted here* that people are doing nostalgia for *London in the 90s*!
