Posts by London Citizen
Post-war poignancy: a photographic elegy to 1960s East End
From misty views of the Thames at dawn to close up portraits of boxers, John Claridge’s East End is an intimate portrait of the city post-war
Read MoreThousands sign petition demanding legal aid for mother of Alexia Walenkaki
Petition calls on government to grant legal aid to mother of girl killed by a falling tree, a case that has been deemed “not in the public interest”
Read MoreOxford Street to be pedestrianised by 2020
Deputy mayor for transport announces plans to take vehicles off one of the busiest and most polluted roads
Read MoreLeader of Haringey Council Claire Kober elected as chair of London Councils
‘It is an honour to be elected to serve London local government and our capital in this critical role’
Read MoreLandlord problems? Sian Berry launches Big Renters Survey to look into London’s private renting crisis
‘My flat’s toilet is never properly fixed by my landlord and has just broken again’
Read MoreLandlord problems? Sian Berry launches Big Renters Survey to look into London’s private renting crisis
‘My flat’s toilet is never properly fixed by my landlord and has just broken again’
Read MoreLondon mayor Sadiq Khan halts work on Garden Bridge
Mayor freezes building work and says he will ensure no more public money is committed to project
Read MoreLondon mayor Sadiq Khan launches action plan to combat capital’s toxic air
Mayor says government also needs to play its part in tackling air pollution ‘public health emergency’
Read MoreLondon Fog – The Biography: how air pollution changed the nature of city life
From the Victorian era until the early 1960s, air pollution in the form of fog was a visible and pervading presence in the lives of Londoners
Read MoreSadiq Khan appoints Justine Simons as deputy mayor for culture
Simons was previously head of culture at City Hall and has worked in the cultural sector for over 20 years
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