Charles Wright

My Beautiful Laundrette at the Cinema Museum A famous and groundbreaking London film received a special screening at a very special south London venue

In collaboration with @shortsarky88.bsky.social I put on a special screening of a special #London movie at a special London venue last night: www.onlondon.co.uk/my-beautiful... #truelondon

Given the regular attempts to portray London as a crime-ridden hell hole, interesting to see latest City Hall data showing demand for visitor accommodation in the capital now exceeding pre-pandemic levels - with domestic demand significantly up. www.london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

True London

Audio versions of all my True London podcasts are now available: shows.acast.com/true-london Guests so far: @ellybakeram.bsky.social @lewisbaston.bsky.social @hinabokharild.bsky.social and Jenevieve Treadwell and Tony Travers of the LSE @lsepress.bsky.social #london #truelondon

Richard Derecki: London must act to reduce youth unemployment The advent of AI is destroying entry level jobs for even well-qualified young people in the capital

Spot on from @richardderecki.bsky.social for On London on what needs to be done to tackle the capital's worsening levels of youth unemployment www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-dere...

Richard Derecki: London must act to reduce youth unemployment The advent of AI is destroying entry level jobs for even well-qualified young people in the capital

Lots of work still to be done to renew Britain, not least tackling youth unemployment in the age of AI. Read this excellent piece for OnLondon by @richardderecki.bsky.social - www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-dere.... #london

Top cop warns of 'distraction' from threat facing women Helen Millichap told Sky News that the "real threat" of violence against women and girls comes from a "multitude" of places, not just asylum seekers.

Another of those things so obvious it shouldn't really need saying. And yet it really did: news.sky.com/story/top-co...

London calling So I’m finally getting started on substack, with the intention of producing regular posts featuring some of my work for Dave Hill’s website On London, plus a comment or two on recent London news.

Trying out substack, with some musings on whether @london.gov.uk will go for a fourth term, and the 'will they won't they' debate around City Hall's 35% affordable homes threshold open.substack.com/pub/wrightc/...

New DLR train enters service - Murky Depths The first new DLR train carrying members of the public entered service this morning after over a year's delay

Good news!

New DLR train enters service today. It's been a date targeted internally by TfL for a few weeks now.

See it on the Woolwich Arsenal line.

Note: Image taken last week on test

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/09/30/n...

Sadiq deputy hints at major policy shift to increase homebuilding Deputy Mayor for Planning Jules Pipe has told a high-level conference to expect "immediate measures"

Thanks @landmarkch.bsky.social for insightful, well-organised london planning conference last week. My #OnLondon report below, focusing on housing (tho much more was covered too), feat. KCs Rupert Warren, Russell Harris, Zack Simons, Tom Dobson & James Brierley www.onlondon.co.uk/sadiq-khan-d...

Data from the Office of National Statistics shows Londoners are less likely to be violent crime victims (26.4 offences per 1,000 pop) than the rest of England & Wales (31.9 offences). Violent crime has fallen in every London borough in the past year.

Where in London will government New Towns go? Expectations in the capital's planning circles are that one site will be chosen in the city's south-east and another at its northern border

Good morning. There are overnight Big Media reports that the Crews Hill area of #Enfield is at the top of the government's list for getting a New Town development going. May I modestly point out that you read it here first: www.onlondon.co.uk/where-in-lon.... #london #newtowns

Government confirms Crews Hill in Enfield and Thamesmead riverside picked as New Town locations - OnLondon Two locations in London have been officially recommended for the building of New Towns, with the potential to provide more than 35,000 new homes between them. The newly-released findings of the govern...

For the sake of completeness: www.onlondon.co.uk/government-c... #labour #london #housing #enfield #newtowns

Sadiq deputy hints at major policy shift to increase homebuilding Deputy Mayor for Planning Jules Pipe has told a high-level conference to expect "immediate measures"

New for OnLondon by @charleswright57.bsky.social: Sadiq Khan's deputy for planning hints at imminent major policy shift to help increase homebuilding: www.onlondon.co.uk/sadiq-khan-d... @simonicity.bsky.social @tomcopley.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @zoegarbett.bsky.social @hinabokharild.bsky.social

Enfield: Green Belt housing event hears politely opposed views The north London borough is at the heart of arguments about developing protected land

OnLondon's coverage of housing on Enfield's Green Belt and the local debate about that includes this piece by @charleswright57.bsky.social on the recent event I chaired in Enfield Town, organised by The London Society and @enfielddispatch.bsky.social - www.onlondon.co.uk/enfield-loca....

When you unleash the nativist populist beast, you discover it needs constant feeding

’Fair funding’ plans for councils not so fair for London. Great explainer from @davehillonlondon.bsky.social

Next OnLondon event coming up, 7 October. A classic London film #MyBeautifulLaundrette

On Monday (11:30am) I will be taking part in a @londoncouncils.bsky.social event at the #LibDems conference in Bournemouth, talking about how to get national politicians to love #london. In theory, shouldn't be hard: massive growth engine, admired across the globe etc, etc. But in practice...?

Enfield: Green Belt housing event hears politely opposed views The north London borough is at the heart of arguments about developing protected land

The debate about #housing on London's #GreenBelt features strong views on all sides. @charleswright57.bsky.social reports on the London Society & @enfielddispatch.bsky.social event in #Enfield exploring the issues (which I chaired): www.onlondon.co.uk/enfield-loca.... #london

If you haven't already watched this highly enlightening 20 minutes with @lewisbaston.bsky.social on Labour's recent poor results in #london, please do. Background thought: if the capital's voters desert the party in large numbers next May, will the DLR link to Thamesmead finally get funded?

YouTube video by Dave Hill True London: Lewis Baston on the latest by-elections

What do the results of the last two borough by-elections tell us about the capital's shifting political landscape? I asked @lewisbaston.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryBi... #london #truelondon #londonpolitics @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social

Lewis Baston: Lib Dems bury Labour in West Hampstead landslide A big gain with a big swing in Labour-dominated Camden highlighted the party of government's many vulnerabilities

New from @lewisbaston.bsky.social - Lib Dems bury Labour in West Hampstead landslide: www.onlondon.co.uk/lewis-baston... How very liberal #London. @richardlander.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social @markpackuk.bsky.social @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social

No it bloody doesn’t, and no they bloody don’t.

Nick Cuff: Why London stopped building Housing supply has become chronically slow and the development sector will only change that if there's a big rethink of tax and regulation

Nick Cuff has long experience in #london local government, planning & housing supply. I'm pleased to republish his recent diagnosis of why so few homes are being built in the capital: www.onlondon.co.uk/nick-cuff-wh... #housing @simonicity.bsky.social @julesbirch.bsky.social @tomcopley.bsky.social

The @londonassembly.bsky.social is back in action next week, scrutinising @london.gov.uk Now 25 years old, it remains low profile in the capital. So how is it doing? My OnLondon report www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...

Will government seek London refuge from 'asylum hotels' problem? The capital has been accommodating more and more claimants and the Epping ruling could see that trend grow stronger

On London (in the person of me) was pleased to publish @richardbrown.bsky.social exploring the (possibly increasing) part London is playing in the government's solution to its asylum seeker accommodation problem: www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow... @sundersays.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social

Julie Hamill: Return of Arthur the parrot - a story of modern London Scared by a cat, a much-loved pet took flight - but the good people of Willesden got him back home

Ready for a heart-warming tale of kindness, community and a parrot called Arthur in north west #London"? Enjoy this one from @juliehamill.bsky.social - www.onlondon.co.uk/julie-hamill.... #truelondon @lewisgoodall.com @lewisbaston.bsky.social @richardbrown.bsky.social @charleswright57.bsky.social

YouTube video by Dave Hill Talk About London: Places for London - TfL's property company

Here's the latest Talk About London podcast, co-hosted by me and Leanne Tritton of The London Society. Our guest is Graeme Craig, chief executive of TfL's property company, Places for London. It's making an important contribution to #housing supply in the capital: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZC5...

My Beautiful Laundrette: rerelease highlights an enduring vitality Forty years after it was first released, Hanif Kureishi’s screenplay remains a shining beacon of British cinema

Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social wrote a beautiful article for @hyphenonline.com re #MyBeautifulLaundrette hyphenonline.com/2025/08/07/m...

If you are curious about the film, the locations and the local history then join me & @davehillonlondon.bsky.social www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/on-lond...

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Today's On London Extra is now out. Deep stuff on housing supply, fun stuff on Liverpool Street plans, early days of Canary Wharf, London A-level outcomes, latest from OnLondon. Support it, today, I say: davehillonlondon.substack.com