All articles by Tom Copley
Tom Copley
Here’s how we can increase recycling by Londoners who live in flats
Declaring a climate emergency – as the London Assembly and mayor of London have done – is an important first…
Here are my five favourite London council estates
The author is a Labour member of the London Assembly. In the name of impartiality, CityMetric would like to extend…
“A story of incompetence, arrogance, privilege and power”: A brief history of the Garden Bridge
As well as an eye-watering £43m bill for taxpayers for this Johnsonian indulgence, what has been revealed this week is astonishing profligacy by the arms-length vehicle established to deliver it: the Garden Bridge Trust.
London’s councils spend £22m a year renting back homes they used to own. It’s time to scrap Right To Buy
There is a fundamental dichotomy at the heart of the government’s analysis of the housing crisis. On one hand, ministers…
Why estate residents should get to vote on regeneration schemes
Labour’s London Assembly Housing spokesperson on the need for local democracy. On Friday, Sadiq Khan published his long-awaited Good Practice Guide…
The UK needs to rethink its local taxes. It’s time for land value tax
Labour London Assembly member Tom Copley on the future of property tax. Last week Chris Williamson left the Labour frontbench after he…
No, microhomes are not the answer to London’s housing crisis
A Labour London Assembly member on the rise of the tiny houses. For many people, the notion of home is…
London’s homelessness crisis is a national embarrassment. It's time to act.
A Labour member of the London Assembly on the capital’s growing homelessness crisis. Before Christmas, my colleague Jennette Arnold and…