DEEP PURPLE

What a week! – Read on for our usual digest of the good, the bad and the ugly – pretty much everything you need to know about what’s what in London, including some fairly substantive LCA news at the end.

LURB AND OTHER DRUGS 

"I’m no expert but the economic outlook seems, well, not good."

WIN SOME, LOSE SOME 

"Are you ready for my hot take on the outcome of the local elections?"

A TOWN PAINTED RED(DISH)?

Labour win Barnet, Wandsworth and, in the big surprise of the night, Westminster.

ELECTION EVE

The leaders of the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and Green Party have all set out their London stalls through the pages of the Evening Standard in recent days.

LABOUR LEADING

London goes to the polls in just over a week, bringing LCA’s intense ‘pre-election’ activity to a close.

PARTY OVER?

"Back in 2006 Labour had a night to forget in the local elections. Their share of the vote across the capital collapsed to below 28% and they lost control of eight boroughs."

PICKLES IN A PICKLE

"It is hard to focus on LDN today when the media is mainly preoccupied with partygate fines, inflation  and the awful events in Ukraine."

ELECTION REFLECTION

This morning we were joined by clients, associates, friends and of course loyal LDN readers for our pre-election webinar.

ON MANOEUVRES

"It’s not that I’m wishing my life away but I’ll be pleased to get to 6 May." 

RISHI RESTRAINED

Is it possible that we are already a little nostalgic for a time when Rishi would pull rabbits out of hats to help us through a crisis?

POLL POSITION 

We lead today’s LDN with our recent poll, which has shown Labour well ahead in the capital and the cost of living as, unsurprisingly, the number one issue for most Londoners.