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Interesting to watch the local Left rivals to Labour gearing up and looking ahead to next May. Will they collaborate or compete? What are their suggestions for dealing with council budget pressures and other difficulties faced by local authorities? #london #hackney

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 18h

Her close ally & fellow Trump Tory, Alessandro, has praised Kemi Badenoch this week. But, so far, #Susanhall has not. It's normal for Hall to show more enthusiasm for such as Rupert Lowe than for her own party, of course. But her silence during #conservatives2025 has been striking.

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shortsarky88.bsky.social @shortsarky88.bsky.social · 21h

It was a dream come true for this to come together. Thank you so much to everyone who came along!

Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 23h

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

My Beautiful Laundrette at the Cinema Museum

A famous and groundbreaking London film received a special screening at a very special south London venue

www.onlondon.co.uk

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 23h

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

My Beautiful Laundrette at the Cinema Museum

A famous and groundbreaking London film received a special screening at a very special south London venue

www.onlondon.co.uk

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 1d

My working assumption remains that SK won't seek 4th term, despite recent comments. Cleverley often touted (including by me) as potentially strong Tory candidate. Presumably, attraction of seeking candidacy will depend on the chances of a Tory win. That's very hard to judge at this stage.

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 1d

It's funny because London has a much lower homicide rate than any major American city, including those in red states.

Nice disinformation though, and of course it's being spread by Elon Musk, the world's biggest spreader of disinformation

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 2d

Does Robert #Jenrick consider so-called Tommy Robinson to be "integrated"? If so, why?

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 2d

You know, I don't think"integrated" - however that word is defined - was what he actually meant. Not long ago, such a remark would have had you thrown out of the Conservative Party. Not any more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jenrick defends calling Handsworth 'worst-integrated'

The shadow justice secretary stands by his comments about the Birmingham area amid sharp criticism.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 2d

Jenrick just can't stay out of the sewer: theguardian.com/politics/202... #jenrick #conservatives

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

theguardian.com

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 3d

The whole "what is Britishness?" debate, coupled with "I accuse group x, y or z of not being British properly" is not, of course, at all new. Here's one time shining new light of renewed Conservatism Shaun Bailey from 2005: cps.org.uk/research/no-... Starts with claim that "crime is everywhere".

No man’s land How Britain’s inner city young are being failed - The Centre for Policy Studies

Where I live, the peer pressure to offend surrounds you. Crime is everywhere.

cps.org.uk

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

After Manchester, progressives should know this: Jewish people feel very alone. We need you to stand with us | Dave Rich

There’ll be sympathy and heightened security, but in the 1960s when Jewish communities faced attack, there was also solidarity. We need that back, says Dave Rich, director of policy at the Community S...

www.theguardian.com

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 3d

London Tory Keith Prince has seen the writing on the Conservatives' wall: www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-ke... Who's next, I wonder? #london #conservatives #havering

Keith Prince has seen the writing on the Conservatives' wall

The defection of the London Assembly member and Havering councillor to Reform points to a further crumbling of the London Tories

www.onlondon.co.uk

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 4d

We shall never surrender.

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 4d

Once again, I ventured into that urban jungle of alien criminality, the West End of #London. Once again, I return home unscathed after taking refuge in the Maison Bertaux on Greek Street (all sounds a bit foreign, doesn't it, Nige?) #truelondon

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 4d

In fact, he had stood down as Havering Tory group leader in January: www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/2487839...

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 4d

He *led* the Havering Tory group, I should say!

Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 4d

Nearly choked on my Greek Street cappuccino when I saw this, but I suppose Prince one of the more likely Assembly Tories to jump ship, esp. given peculiarities of Havering borough politics (he leads the Tory group there & Reform will hope to win it in May): www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #London

Tory London Assembly member Keith Prince defects to Reform UK

Reform UK now has two members on the London Assembly.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 4d

Nearly choked on my Greek Street cappuccino when I saw this, but I suppose Prince one of the more likely Assembly Tories to jump ship, esp. given peculiarities of Havering borough politics (he leads the Tory group there & Reform will hope to win it in May): www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #London

Tory London Assembly member Keith Prince defects to Reform UK

Reform UK now has two members on the London Assembly.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote a short piece for the Observer on the attacks in Manchester.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

My son recently found a swastika drawn on the pavement at...

The Manchester attack didn't come as a shock. The only surprise is it hasn’t happened sooner

observer.co.uk

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Richard Brown @richardbrown.bsky.social · 7d

AI may not be causing the graduate recruitment slowdown, but it is likely to transform professional services, and graduate careers in those sectors, I argue in 'Human-centric', a new report for University of London. How can universities help graduates thrive in this brave and daunting new world? 1/6

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 6d

My latest On London Extra newsletter goes out in the next couple of hours. It won't be a cheerful read, covering antisemitism, other signs of hate rising & the implications of Panorama's Met exposé. But I hope it will be galvanising. There's some fun in there too: davehillonlondon.substack.com

Dave Hill On London: Politics, Places, People | Substack

All sorts of journalism about the UK's capital city, plus history and culture on the side. Click to read Dave Hill On London: Politics, Places, People, a Substack publication with thousands of subscri...

davehillonlondon.substack.com

Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 6d

I liked Keir Starmer's conference speech. But although he criticised the politics of grievance, he made an exception in one case - and #Labour cannot afford to do that, either electorally or economically: www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-la.... #london

Dave Hill: Labour cannot afford to feed anti-London grievance

Endorsing regional resentment of the capital will lose the party vital votes and hamper growth

www.onlondon.co.uk

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