Episodes

  • Inclusion and belonging in Newham

    Inclusion and belonging in Newham
    Apr 5 2026
    Sunder is the director of British Future, a think tank concerned with the big issues of integration, identity, ethnicity and culture. It has just published a highly illuminating report about how best to keep on bringing people together in the high-diversity east London borough of Newham. Read it here.

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    20 mins
  • Antisemitism and other hatreds in the city - and how to stop them

    Antisemitism and other hatreds in the city - and how to stop them
    Mar 26 2026

    Daniel Sugarman is the deputy editor of Jewish News. He's written eloquently about the impacts of antisemitic attacks on Jewish communities, including the one at the start of this week that saw the torching of ambulances owned and operated - for the benefit of people of all faiths and none - by a Jewish charity. This took place in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green, an area where many Jewish Londoners live.


    Jewish News also recently ran a powerful editorial in response to extraordinary and virulent attacks by right-wing politicians on an entirely legal and tranquil open iftar that took place in Trafalgar Square, defending the right of Muslims to celebrate their faith in public spaces (as many other religions do in Trafalgar Square).


    We spoke about all of the above along with the double standards and ulterior motives found among politicians and campaigners on both Right and Left in their attitudes to Jews and antisemitism, especially in the current, anxious climate. Daniel also set out his concerns about the laws relating to protest marches.

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    26 mins
  • Any progress on the housing emergency?

    Any progress on the housing emergency?
    Mar 18 2026
    Last year saw some big initiatives designed to get housing supply in the capital going again, including lowering the Mayor's affordable threshold, easing some planning requirements, a new Social And Affordable Homes Programme allocation and the recommendation of two sites for London New Towns. More recently, we've seen a move towards "rent convergence" for social housing landlords (see my explainer here). But there were also many factors working against more building. Has there been any useful progress since then? Dan Reast of Centre for London is admirably well-informed.

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    20 mins
  • Should the Met be just for London?

    Should the Met be just for London?
    Jan 31 2026
    Nick regards the present accountability arrangements for policing in the capital as a mess, leaving London's Mayors having to accept a lot of responsibility for policing and crime while having few powers to go with it. The Home Secretary has just announced plans for reorganising and reforming police services nationally. Will they result in a better settlement for London?

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    19 mins
  • Lewis Baston on the 2026 borough elections

    Lewis Baston on the 2026 borough elections
    Jan 17 2026
    Lewis is one of the most respected elections analysts in the country and On London is delighted to frequently publish his work. This year's borough elections are very likely to produce a very different set of results from those of 2022 or 2018, with Labour losing lots of seats. But the Conservatives might too, especially in some suburban boroughs where Reform UK poses a threat. And to which alternatives might voters who desert Labour turn?

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    20 mins
  • Rescuing Westminster housing estates. With Jonathan Rosenberg

    Rescuing Westminster housing estates. With Jonathan Rosenberg
    Dec 3 2025
    Jonathon was in the thick of community defiance of the notorious Dame Shirley's Porter and her Conservative council administration

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    22 mins
  • Is the Met improving? With Marina Ahmad

    Is the Met improving? With Marina Ahmad
    Nov 27 2025
    Marina Ahmad is the London Assembly member for Lambeth & Southwark and currently chairs that body's police and crime committee at a time when the Metropolitan Police Commissioner is striving to improve the professionalism and culture of the service.

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    20 mins
  • Skills for a good growth city, with Muniya Barua

    Skills for a good growth city, with Muniya Barua
    Nov 21 2025
    Muniya Barua is deputy chief executive of BusinessLDN, an organisation that represents many of the capital's biggest employers. She knows what she is talking about.

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    19 mins