Charles Wright

Spot on

Holocaust memorial set to pass parliamentary milestone However, that won't be the end of the story for a controversial project launched 11 years ago

My latest for On London, on the long-running story of the proposed Holocaust Memorial near parliament. Some recent progress, but still a long way to go www.onlondon.co.uk/holocaust-me...

Duncan likes Canary Wharf. FWIW, so do I.

very true. Certainly since the 1980s which strangely seems to be some people’s golden age. Though London to some extent a victim of its own success, like other major ‘world’ cities. City Hall still underpowered too perhaps.

My On London 2025… Plus, a first look at the prospects for the capital in 2026

A quick review of some of my planning, housing and transport stories for On London @davehillonlondon.bsky.social in 2025, plus some thoughts on 2026. An election year when new planning rules will begin to alter the city's landscape significantly.. open.substack.com/pub/wrightc/...

My On London 2025… Plus, a first look at the prospects for the capital in 2026

A quick review of some of my planning, housing and transport stories for On London @davehillonlondon.bsky.social in 2025, plus some thoughts on 2026. An election year when new planning rules will begin to alter the city's landscape significantly.. open.substack.com/pub/wrightc/...

I know, yeah, it's AI, but it just utterly wild to me, speaking as someone who grew up *in London in the time period being depicted here* that people are doing nostalgia for *London in the 90s*!

Dave Hill: May London's best qualities prevail in 2026 The capital's strengths will be tested and its problems will need urgent remedies

May London's best qualities prevail in 2026: www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-ma... #london #newyear @lewisbaston.bsky.social @charleswright57.bsky.social @richardbrown.bsky.social @richardderecki.bsky.social @richardwatts01.bsky.social @leannetritton.bsky.social

Don’t believe the fake gloom about London [FREE TO READ] The UK capital is subject to more than its fair share of misinformation

The doom and gloom about London is ridiculous and harmful. Team FT is Team London - as.ft.com/r/19d3d36d-e...

On London 2025: The Year Reviewed The up, the downs, the dramas and the avalanche of untruths

On London 2025 Review. The ups, the downs, the dramas, the avalanche of untruths: www.onlondon.co.uk/on-london-20... #london #truelondon #nigelfarage #donaldtrump @richardbrown.bsky.social @charleswright57.bsky.social @lewisbaston.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social @pickardje.bsky.social

London's Christmas lights: A view from the skies Aerial photographs taken at night show central London dazzling in festive light displays.

London looking spectacular from above 🚁

On London Extra: It's Quiz Time! Twelve Questions for Christmas. Plus why Nigel Farage won't share in the capital's seasonal goodwill, and the latest from OnLondon.

On London Extra brings you the very best of the World's Greatest London Quiz! davehillonlondon.substack.com/p/on-london-.... #london #truelondon @londonactor.bsky.social @lewisbaston.bsky.social @charleswright57.bsky.social @richardbrown.bsky.social @jollyjourno.bsky.social

Transport for London chiefs strike positive financial note Appearing before the London Assembly's budget committee, they anticipated operating surpluses and an adequate programme for network renewals

TfL chiefs sound positive about the network's financial position, but declining bus ridership remains a significant risk. My latest for On London @sebdance.bsky.social www.onlondon.co.uk/transport-fo...

London is looking spectacular in its Christmas decorations. I've honestly never seen it look so wonderful. Makes those "they've cancelled Christmas" people look like absolute clowns.

Here's Covent Garden's tree.

Sadiq Khan Christmas Carol Service brings London comfort and joy The Mayor led the annual gathering and concert at Southwark Cathedral with a strong message about defending the city against its foes

Nigel Farage on GB News the other day said: “We have a Mayor of London who is happy to celebrate every other religious festival around the world, but just not Christmas.” One of his more brazen lies. What would he have made of Sadiq's 2025 Christmas Carol Service? www.onlondon.co.uk/sadiq-khans-...

London's suburban high streets are holding up, says new report A think tank study has identified factors keeping vacancy rates lower and demand higher than elsewhere

High streets are barometers of social and economic health. A new report identifies why those in suburban #london are holding up quite well: www.onlondon.co.uk/londons-subu... #truelondon @centreforcities.bsky.social @nickplumb.bsky.social @charleswright57.bsky.social @annebclarke.bsky.social

Interesting piece by Charles - not just because he says nice things about something I wrote, but also because the City and Canary Wharf seem to be racing to build office space fast enough to keep up with demand. A long way from the 'new normal' that was being doomcast five years ago.

Happy Christmas London? The DLR decision, 'tube wars' and new town battles, paying for infrastructure, and the Square Mile v Canary Wharf rivalry resumed

New substack - The DLR decision, 'tube wars' and new town battles, the Square Mile v Canary Wharf, and New Year question: Do planning policies give too much weight to conservation? @richardbrown.bsky.social @centreforcities.bsky.social @businessldn.bsky.social wrightc.substack.com/p/happy-chri...

London's suburban high streets are holding up, says new report A think tank study has identified factors keeping vacancy rates lower and demand higher than elsewhere

The death of the high street? Not in the capital, according to new research into London's 545 high streets (excluding the West End) from @centreforcities.bsky.social. My On London report www.onlondon.co.uk/londons-subu...

Insightful analysis from @centreforcities.bsky.social. London’s high streets, 545 of them, are doing okay.

"Preferred site" for Smithfield and Billingsgate markets relocation confirmed: www.onlondon.co.uk/preferred-si... #london

What does the rest of the world think of London? At home, the capital is often denigrated and slighted, yet it is still greatly admired abroad

Latest Talk About London podcast with me, Leanne Tritton of The London Society& the brilliant Professor Greg Clark on how #London is perceived from abroad. Foreigners seem keener on the city than UK national governments, something they find rather puzzling: www.onlondon.co.uk/what-does-th....

Charles Wright: How will Thamesmead DLR extension be paid for? The government has at last backed a new transport scheme for London, but the financing is still being worked on

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Coul we be entering a new era of "innovative" financing arrangements to get infrastructure underway in London? Welcome hints in the Budget, as DLR extension gets the nod but other major schemes stay on the shelf. @businessldn.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social My OnLondon report in replies. 1/2

Charles Wright: How will Thamesmead DLR extension be paid for? The government has at last backed a new transport scheme for London, but the financing is still being worked on

Budget docs leave door open to innovative financing of London infrastructure projects, even if details remain murky, says @charleswright57.bsky.social. www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...

Richard Brown: The 'mansion tax' is a clunky half measure The local Council Tax produces much unfairness but this new central government surcharge is problematic and won't make much difference

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Richard Brown: The 'mansion tax' is a clunky half measure The local Council Tax produces much unfairness but this new central government surcharge is problematic and won't make much difference

Continuing On London's budget coverage, here's @richardbrown.bsky.social on the "mansion tax". He is both fair and unimpressed: www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow... @danneidle.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social #london #budget

On London Extra: Looking up? On Thamesmead, the "tourist tax" and Fair Funding. Plus the London-only Covid lockdown that nearly was, Chinese embassy set for green light, new podcast and more

My multi-contributor website OnLondon now funded in full by proceeds from my twice-weekly newsletter, OnLondon Extra. News, comment, deep analysis and challenges to all forms of populism. If you don't already subscribe, try the free trial: davehillonlondon.substack.com/p/on-london-... #london

Analysis: Reform UK claim about foreigners and social housing Statement made on BBC Newsnight by Nigel Farage's policy chief was highly inaccurate and echoed an inflammatory far-Right falsehood

Reform UK's policy chief claimed that "the majority" of soical housing in #London "goes to foreign nationals". Not true. Now read on: www.onlondon.co.uk/reforms-zia-... #housing #truelondon

The irony is that the Right used to cast the 1970s as the nadir of Britain's postwar decline, from which it had been "rescued" by Mrs Thatcher.

Labour was invariably said to want to "take us back to the 1970s".

But the 80s is less attractive to Reform's new voters, so the 70s are being repurposed.