We are due to have fewer MPs. The number of councillors should also be cut.

In several London boroughs, the number is due to rise. That will be costly and damaging to local democracy.

David Simmonds: I’m a supporter of railways, but HS2 is a misguided scheme

The current expensive disruptive route, and the neglect of decrepit local transport, are unacceptable.

David Simmonds: Standards for children in care are improving

Our task is to improve a system that is already very effective, albeit far from perfect.

Scandal of the council-owned empty garages continues

Our survey identified 15,875 of them. Many of these could be redeveloped to provide new homes.

A snap election and a Tory nightmare. Losing seats in London without gaining them elsewhere.

The point here is the electoral trade-off between what could plausibly happen in the capital and the provinces – with Corbyn entering Downing Street in consequence.

Local elections: We said there wouldn’t be a Tory meltdown – and there wasn’t

The results were a triumph of localism which confounded the pundits. But achieving wider home ownership is still a particular challenge in London.

London’s local elections. Beware of spin.

The capital isn’t a single political entity. Rather, it is still in some ways a Napoleon-of-Notting-Hill-style mass of small towns.

Council spending on replacement lifts is out of control

The huge variation in costs does suggest that some councils, including mine, are likely to be paying over the odds.

Ravi Govindia, Nicholas True and Ray Puddifoot: Heathrow expansion – 250 miles from reality

Our residents remember the promise: “No ifs, no buts, no third runway at Heathrow”.

David Simmonds: The message from Goldsmith is resonating on the streets of Hillingdon

Zac’s ideas for releasing government-owned brownfield sites sit well in a borough known for zealous protection of its green belt