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West Central London News June 26, 2026

Barnaby Towns: London’s Tories are still going backwards. What should they do?

Seasoned observers of London politics weren’t surprised when Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch rolled up at Westminster Council’s 20-storey, 1960s, Victoria Street headquarters on the day after May’s London local elections, declaring “the Conservatives are coming back”. The prestigious borough’s Tories had won nine seats from Labour, enabling them to recapture the 54-seat council, which they […]
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West Central London News April 13, 2026

Jack Brown: ‘The London Problem’ – an update

This article has been adapted from a lecture recently given by Dr Brown as part of the Associateship of King’s College‘s “London Unfolding” series. XXX London is my home and it has been so all of my life. Recently, it feels as though it has been under attack. As a patriotic Londoner – not an […]
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West Central London News March 5, 2026

Charles Wright: London’s latest revival could be getting underway

In response to London’s travails, the argument is often made that the city has a particular resilience and ability to remake itself. It may feel beset on all sides at present, but is its next renewal already underway? A couple of years ago, Professor Tony Travers in a Strand Group lecture highlighted events in the […]
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