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Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Only 8% of film and TV professionals come from the working class, according to new stats. One of London’s most deprived boroughs wants to change that by paying artists to work in its studios, writes Juliet Jacques.

London Underground. Nicolas Economou via Reuters Connect

Report: Free Travel Is Being Used to Make Outsourced Transport Staff Work Harder

Polly Smythe

The measure which was supposed to ‘ease the pressure’ on low paid workers is actually making their lives harder.

A man in a high vis yellow jacket and a black baseball cap, with a grey short beard, holds a sign on which is painted in graffiti-style font 'stop ulez'

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

57% of Londoners support the supposedly controversial scheme, writes Ell Folan.

Black mould in the flat in December 2022. Andrew Kersley

Report: London Renter Left Homeless After Black Mould Complaints Go Unanswered for Years

Andrew Kersley

Foxtons didn’t fix Luis Marmolejo’s black mould problem for two years. Then they served an eviction notice.

a woman stands holding a sign saying 'honk if your rent is too high'

Report: ‘Fuck Foxtons’: Londoners Demand Rent Freeze Now

Rivkah Brown

On Saturday, hundreds of London Renters Union members mobilised to demand a nationwide rent freeze. Rivkah Brown reports.

A person in a black top and trousers and wearing a black rucksack holds a red sign on which is painted in white paint: rent control now, decorated with two acorns

Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?

Rivkah Brown

40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.

A line of police officers block the entrance to Ashwin Street in Dalston, north London

Feature: Couriers Stunt Dalston’s Gentrification. The Police and Council Want Them Gone

Rivkah Brown

Saturday night’s immigration raid in Dalston, north London is part of a years-long effort to cleanse the area of its brown and Black couriers. Rivkah Brown reports.

Opinion: So Long, Cressida Dick

Ash Sarkar

With Cressida Dick finally having resigned from her role as Met commissioner, Boris Johnson's government will surely miss the best friend in policing it ever had, writes Ash Sarkar.

David Amess

Opinion: Blaming David Amess’ Murder on Social Media Is a Way of Avoiding the Knottier Problems

Ash Sarkar

We don’t yet know what role, if any, social media played in the murder of MP Sir David Amess. But blaming it on that is at best premature, and, at worst, a complete derailment from addressing the trickier root causes.

Fire fighters watch a forest burn in California.

Opinion: Are Any Politicians Actually Serious About Climate Change?

Aaron Bastani

We know that the Tories offer virtually nothing on climate change. But the grim truth is Britain’s centre-left parties are offering little more than a slight delay to inevitable calamity, writes Aaron Bastani.

Novara Live: Election 2021: Scotland, Wales and London

A #TyskySour election special looking at the latest results in Wales, Scotland, London and the metro mayor races. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, Michael Gray and Harriet Protheroe-Soltani.

Novara FM: Red Flag, South Bank

Owen Hatherley joins James Butler to argue that it's time to reclaim the Red Metropolis.

Report: There Were Too Few Firefighters Working in London on Almost 100 Occasions in a Year, FOI Data Shows

James Walker

Exclusive: There were too few firefighters on shift in London on almost 100 separate occasions in the space of a year, according to data obtained by freedom of information request. James Walker reports on fears about the service's capacity, as it prepares for a new wave of cuts.

Try Though They Will, We Can’t Let Moderates Water Down the Green New Deal

Abel Harvie-Clark

Ahead of London Climate Action Week, Sadiq Khan has come out in support of a ‘Green New Deal’ for London. Abel Harvie-Clark argues we can’t let the Green New Deal be co-opted by moderate politicians with no intention of delivering the radical change we need.

How a Community in North London Is Fighting for the Housing It Needs

Cecilia Keating

The redevelopment of St Ann's hospital in Tottenham is on track to become the largest community-led housing project in the UK - but it's still an uphill battle.

London’s Air Quality Is a Problem, But Sadiq Khan’s Congestion Charge Isn’t the Solution

Kulsoom Jafri and Charlie Macnamara

From April this year, Sadiq Khan plans to impose a new congestion charge of £11.50 per day on minicab drivers in an attempt to reduce air pollution in London. But with the charge set to cost up to £4k each year to drivers already on the brink of poverty, this policy needlessly pits people against planet, argue Kulsoom Jafri and Charlie Macnamara.

The Mayor’s Housing Strategy: Why We Must Respond

Pilgrim Tucker

Sadiq Khan says he plans to 'provide all Londoners with a decent and affordable home'. But to achieve this he needs to show he is prepared to challenge the powerful interests that make housing too expensive for most of the city's residents, writes Pilgrim Tucker.

Was Sadiq’s Mayoral Election Performance Really That Impressive?

Alex Nunns

While Sadiq Khan’s win in the London mayoral election is widely framed as a remarkable achievement, when set in historical context, his performance compared to that of his party appears underwhelming.

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