There’s a common misconception that once something has disappeared down your plughole it’s gone forever. I can vouch from first-hand experience that this is not the case, having gone into the Victorian sewers under London on a fair few occasions. Just because you can put things down your sink or loo doesn’t necessarily mean you […]
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Views and comments from leading London opinion former and politicians. Views expressed may not represent those of the site editors.
“Rainy” London ain’t so rainy
“Rainy” London is less rainy than you might at first think, getting half as much rain as Sydney and less than sun-baked Istanbul or Dallas and is deemed “seriously water-stressed” by the Environment Agency, which means demand risks outpacing supply.
Jenny Jones: Bringing affordable ownership home
To mark the publication of her latest personal report into London’s housing market, Green party London Assembly Member Jenny Jones has recorded this video explaining the problem of Londoners being priced out home ownership and why she believes Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s policies won’t solve the problem.
Poo power – no flash in the pan
Here’s a curious, if earthy, one to ponder next time nature calls: Thames Water, London’s water and sewerage company – and producer of renewable power.
Why Thames Estuary airport opponents want Boris Johnson to drop ‘pie in the sky’ plan
After a week in which Mayor of London Boris Johnson has faced calls to ‘clarify’ his backing of the scheme, Cllr Rodney Chambers, Leader of Medway Council, sets out the case against building a new airport in the Thames Estuary.
