Author: Darrel Pratt

While King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) remained at Buckingham Palace, Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were moved out to Windsor Castle for their safety before the Blitz, remaining there until the armistice. Did the Queen stay in London during the Blitz? Rather than move away from the danger, the King and […]

In the first three days of official evacuation, 1.5 million people were moved: 827,000 children of school age; 524,000 mothers and young children (under 5); 13,000 pregnant women; 70,000 disabled people and over 103,000 teachers and other ‘helpers’. Children were parted from their parents. How many people fled London during the Blitz? Over the course […]

The Victorian period found London expanding once more, as the population grew from around 2 million to 6.5 million. The opening of the London Underground in 1863 effectively cut distances and enabled residents to leave the crowded centre for more spacious suburban developments. What was the population of London in 1860? three millionPopulation. From just […]

public school, also called independent school, in the United Kingdom, one of a relatively small group of institutions educating secondary-level students for a fee and independent of the state system as regards both endowment and administration. What is the difference between private and public school in UK? Whilst independent schools are overseen by a board […]

London Labour is the devolved, regional part of the Labour Party in Greater London. It is the largest political party in London, currently holding a majority of the executive mayoralties, a majority of local councils, council seats and parliamentary seats, and a plurality of assembly seats. Which party is in power in London? Conservative Party […]

London Assembly members are elected using the Additional Member system. You vote once for your constituency member and once for a London-wide representative. There are 14 constituency members and 11 London-wide members. How is London Assembly elected? That is the job of the 25 London Assembly Members, who you elect at the same time as […]

The British government runs the UK. The leader of the government is the Prime Minister. Great Britain (UK) is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional Monarch as Head of State. What is the government of the city of London? The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the City of London, the historic […]

Looking at the data from 2017 to 2019 on how and why Londoners travel, they concluded that, pre-pandemic, London was already a 15-minute city for many purposes – except work and, to a certain extent, leisure activities. Are there any 15-minute Cities? One popular concept hailing from Paris is the 15-minute city. It’s a city […]

an area in southeastern England that includes the City of London and 32 London boroughs (= areas with their own local government) : He was born in Edgware, in Greater London. What is considered as Greater London? The present metropolitan county of Greater London constitutes nearly all of the historic county of Middlesex (which comprises […]

The housing crisis in the UK is not a new phenomenon and can be traced back more than 30 years. The building blocks of the current housing system were largely put in place at the end of the World War I, which ushered in an era of social housing. When did the UK housing crisis […]