Report: ‘Fuck Foxtons’: Londoners Demand Rent Freeze Now
by Rivkah Brown
On Saturday, hundreds of London Renters Union members mobilised to demand a nationwide rent freeze. Rivkah Brown reports.
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Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?
by Rivkah Brown
40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.
Feature: Couriers Stunt Dalston’s Gentrification. The Police and Council Want Them Gone
by 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
by 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.
Opinion: Blaming David Amess’ Murder on Social Media Is a Way of Avoiding the Knottier Problems
by 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.
Opinion: Are Any Politicians Actually Serious About Climate Change?
by 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.
TyskySour: 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.
NovaraFM: 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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?
by 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.
Will Sadiq Khan’s Election Make a Difference to the Policing of London’s ‘Gangs’?
by Harry Stopes
Following the pilot of Operation Shield, Boris Johnson's controversial scheme for dealing with 'gang crime' in London, Sadiq Khan has given no indication of whether he intends to roll it out across the city.
‘Sadiq and Zac refused to meet the Greens’ – It could cost them the London mayoralty
by Josiah Mortimer
All London mayoral elections have been decided by second preference votes, and even Ken Livingstone's reign was kick-started by Green voters. Could the frontrunners' complacency cost them?
IMOBastani: No We Khan’t? We Need to Talk About Sadiq
In this new years IMO, Aaron Bastani looks ahead to the London mayoral race and wonders what it can tell us about Corbyn's chances in 2020 and whether Khan's pro-business front will win him any goodwill from Londoners.
5 Possibilities That Could Shape Politics in 2016 (and Beyond)
by Aaron Bastani
Happy New Year from Novara Media! 2015 was a turbulent year for politics, giving us such surprises as the first Tory majority since 1992. Here a handful of possible outcomes for 2016 which, if they transpire, could shape politics for the rest of the decade.