Dave Hill

Profile: Full name: Dave Hill Area of interest: Society, politics, gender, family; London isues; Sport & popular culture Journals/Organisation: The Guardian Email: davehill7@blueyonder.co.uk | dave.hill@guardian.co.uk Personal website: Website: Guardian.co / Dave Hill Blogs: Dave Hill's London blog | Dave Hill's Big Britain | Clapton Pond Blog | London: Mayor & More | Temperama Representation: Networks: https://twitter.com/#!/DaveHill

Biography: About: Education: Career: biography Current position/role: Feature writer, blogger also writes/has written for: contributes to Liberal Conspiracy blog Other roles/Main role: Other activities: Novelist Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: Controversy/Criticism: Broadcast media: Video: Has had occasional radio appearances on Woman’s Hour, Front Row and the Simon Mayo programme, panellist on ITV's The Moral Of The Story Awards/Honours: Digital journalist of the year, 2009 British Press Awards Scoops: Other: Married to Sheila Fitzsimons, Head of Editorial Development at The Guardian

Books & Debate: Out of his skin: the John Barnes phenomenon OCLC48363706 , an account of racism in English professional football, 2001 Dad’s life OCLC51913168 , fiction, 2003 Man alive OCLC56457288 , fiction, 2004 Single men OCLC58828012 , fiction, 2005 Latest work: The adoption OCLC65766307 , fiction, 2006 Speaking/Appearances: Debate:

The Guardian: Column name: no regular column Remit/Info: Social, political, gender and family themes; sport and popular culture Section: Comment is free Role: Blogger Pen-name: Email: dave.hill@guardian.co.uk Website/Blogs: Guardian.co / Dave Hill; Comment is free blog Commissioning editor: Day published: Ongoing Regularity: Column format: Average length: also contributes to the politics blog

Articles: 2012 Selected articles So, Boris Johnson remains mayor – and it's not all Ken Livingstone's fault - It was nail-bitingly close but, despite his terrible record, Johnson won. Who's to blame for this triumph of image over substance? - 5th May London needs a champion, and Boris Johnson doesn't qualify - More Conservative policies on jobs, housing and crime is not what this divided capital needs from its mayor - 24th April My ideal London mayor would follow the right kind of Tory thinking - I'd pick Ken Livingstone for mayor over Boris Johnson, but there are gaps in both men's policies that could be filled by Tory ideas - 15th February Will Londoners warm to Boris's fantasy airport island? - The London mayor's airport project has taken off again, this time with possible Tory party support. Is there an election on the way? - 18th January Boris Johnson, beware the voter on the number 48 bus - Route 48 brings to life statistics about the transport mode used by London's low-paid. But are they listening to Ken Livingstone? - 4th January

Articles: 2011 Selected articles Without an increase in social housing London and Londoners will suffer - Families with low or no income are stuck in overcrowded homes, with no chance of a local move somewhere bigger - 28th November Boris Johnson is a total Tory - The London mayor's rebellious exterior conceals a deeply Conservative politician closely aligned with David Cameron, and the City - 18th November Crime in London is a tale of two cities - For most Londoners the capital has become safer over the past decade. But violent crime afflicts a small percentage of people - 14th November Housing policy that kicks hard-up people in the teeth - The remedy to our housing crisis is to build many more affordable homes, not sift the deserving from the undeserving poor - 2nd October To prosper, London must help its poorest - Cities are rightly seen as engines of prosperity and growth. But those engines depend on the labour of the low paid - 26th September This expensive, ineffective transport system is ruining London - Raising fares for the fourth year won't improve the capital. But more road charges –and the benefits they bring – could do so - 19th September The new Met commissioner is facing a multi-headed monster of a job - Public mistrust, budget cuts, political pressures, a tinderbox on the streets… welcome to London, Bernard Hogan-Howe - 13th September We need bold solutions to knife crime - Steven Grisales's stabbing shows knife crime continues to blight young Londoners' lives. The mayor must reassess his response - 8th September We need to think about what sort of Metropolitan police we want - The riots debate should focus more on how police resources are deployed, not blather about supercops and budgets - 24th August London's missing dimension – serenity - The riots have shown that growth, efficiency and aspiration are not enough. A megacity must be tranquil as well as productive - 16th August

Articles: 2009 How Boris lost his shine - The mayor of London's quest to land a friend and old ally a cushy job looks worryingly like cronyism - 3rd December Fireworks night has lost its sparkle - Britain has embraced the magical charms of Halloween – but many would rather forget to remember the fifth of November - 4th November Blog wars: the citizen fights back - A Barnet blogger's victory over an outspoken local Tory highlights how citizen journalists can make an impact on politics - 17th September Boris's future rides on a new bus - As he faces raising fares to pay for his Routemasters, Boris Johnson finds himself in conflict with his own transport policy - 11th September The case for academies - Hackney's Mossbourne is a winning blend of inspirational leadership with all the benefits of academy status - 9th September If New York or Barcelona can do it, so can the city of Boris - A jamboree of London history is a great idea, but Londoners need to know about it. Big cities deserve big debates - 30th June Negotiations down the tube - London Underground's RMT union may be weakening, but Boris Johnson doesn't seem to have the skill or will to take advantage - 12th June London's BNP blip - The BNP may not have had the same success in London as elsewhere, but its small advance is still a pressing problem - 9th June Boris's feeble festival - The Story of London only emphasises the well-trodden elements of the city's history that most interest conservative voters - 2nd June Boris's battle with the Tube - Boris Johnson's clumsy handling of the Tube dispute threatens to undermine his carefully cultivated 'anti-politician' image - 29th May Boris's cycling revolution - Boris Johnson's 'near-death experience' on his bike has focused the debate about risk and freedom on London's roads - 27th May Boris, the Queen and how to disinvite Griffin to tiffin - Mayor Johnson's attempt to bar Nick Griffin from the Queen's garden party is understandable, but plays into the BNP's hands - 22nd May Boris joins forces with the Met on G20 - Just when London needed its mayor to step forward and set out some principles on policing, we've had invisibility and PR - 30th April The right must challenge the police - The traditional Tory defence of liberties against agents of an over-mighty state has not been applied to G20 police attacks - 21st April The limits of Boris the libertarian - London's mayor has been very quiet on the Metropolitan police's handling of G20 demonstrations - 15th April G20: The view from the street - The Guardian's digital journalist of the year liveblogs the G20 protests from the steps of the Bank of England - 2nd April

Articles: 2008 Mayor Boris, the liberal - The left thought Johnson too posh, daft, and of the cartoon right. In office he is proving an elusive foe - 4th December 2008 God is an easy target - Attacking faith groups for spreading fear and bigotry is easy, until you look at some of the positive things they do - 17th November 2008 The jester done good - Boris Johnson's speech to the Conservatives pulled together the policy threads of his so far largely befuddled mayoralty - 29th September 2008 If only more realised that kids count - A fringe event about knife crime highlighted the incredible rescue work inspired and committed youth work can do - 23rd September 2008 There's a rat under my sink - The expression 'urban jungle' was never more apt: the wildlife is closing in on my domestic idyll - 19th September 2008 Youth, crime and fear in my neighbourhood - The community and the council in my area care about young people. So why can't we solve the problem of youth crime? - 16th September 2008 Tackling underachievement - Everyone agrees Caribbean British teenagers fall behind educationally. But there's precious little consensus on change - 10th September 2008 Boris Johnson: tough on crime and its causes - London's mayor has adopted the Blairite mantra, and is talking sense on crime. But will voter disillusionment be the result? - 6th September 2008 Johnson's ping-pong diplomacy - While he was bolstering the UK in China, in London Boris's team was leaking and his voters potentially facing promises unfulfilled - 27th August 2008 100 days aboard the good ship Boris - It's still too early to make a definitive judgment on London's (not so) new mayor. But there are grounds for moderate optimism - 12th August 2008 Chaos and charm: how London's new mayor is shaping up in the job - 8th August 2008 How I learned to love the London Olympics - Four more years of sceptical opposition – who needs it? I'll be encouraging whatever benefits to my neighbourhood I can detect - 6th August 2008 What follows the fine words? - Anthony Browne is now policy director at City Hall. His appointment says a lot about the true spirit of the Johnson mayoralty - 1st August 2008 All in the genes? I don't think so - A TV show investigating the basis of one star's sexuality showed the trend of blaming our destiny on microbiology doesn't add up - 25th July 2008 Local papers 2.0 - Regional newspapers with declining circulations are missing a trick. They should cultivate links with bloggers, not exploit them - 21st July 2008 Has Boris learned to stop worrying and love diversity? - 11th July 2008 Gender stereotypes hurt men too - A woman's place: The best and wisest feminist ideals have things to offer both men and women - 8th July 2008 High stakes at London's City Hall - Boris Johnson and Ray Lewis made an odd couple at a tense press conference yesterday, but the two have more in common than first appears - 4th July 2008 Will Boris Johnson's Routemaster dream reach its terminus? - 3rd July 2008 Boris meets multicultural London - The new mayor is having to shake off some of his scepticism and learn to 'celebrate diversity' - 25th June 2008 Earth to planet Boris... - It's one thing for the London mayor to delegate work to other people, but does he actually know what they're doing? - 20th June 2008 Teaching some kids is a real education - From helping eight-year-olds to read and spell I know that many children have a love of learning. Why don't we nurture that love? - 17th June 2008 The acting mayor - Boris Johnson promised more transparency and honesty for London. But it's far from clear he knows how to deliver them - 12th June 2008 School of hard kicks - Euro2008 kicks off today without England. Maybe one of the things football teaches is that you can lose and get over it - 7th June 2008 London's crime shame - Boris Johnson is tackling the issue of youth crime with energy and commitment. Gordon Brown could learn a thing or two - 5th June 2008 London: On balance, Boris's booze ban is a good thing - 2nd June 2008 The BBC's search for a new star to play Nancy in Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! has gripped my family and fascinated me - 31st May 2008 Boris may retain cheap bus fares after all (and other policy adjustments) - 30th May 2008 Deputy Blond - Will Boris Johnson's 'value for money' drive be rejected by Londoners as nasty party policies in disguise? - 26th May 2008 The sun shines for boris - Boris Johnson faced the London Assembly for the first time yesterday. Behind the jokes the hazy outline of a New Conservatism could be seen - 22nd May 2008 London: What is Ken Livingstone up to? - I wonder how Mayor Johnson feels about his vanquished foe endlessly manifesting like a pesky ghost - 21st May 2008 Gentrification? No thanks - How do you bring prosperity to an inner city neighbourhood without pricing out some of those who need it most? - 20th May 2008 Legally Blond - David Cameron needs Boris Johnson to be the model of a changed Conservatism in power. Labour needs to dismantle him quickly - 9th May 2008 It's the deleveraging, stupid! - The financial world is learning a lesson that my mum knew all along: don't borrow more than you can afford - 18th March 2008 The weary and warier - Voters in London now have to decide: does the Ken fatigue outweigh suspicion of Boris? - 18th March 2008 Pondering percentages - Is Ken Livingstone's mayoralty a mire of cronyism, disinformation and misused power? Is he sliding to defeat? How long is a piece of string? - 4th March 2008 Courage patriots - Approached bravely, in a spirit of intellectual exploration, patriotism could actually be a great subject in schools - 5th February 2008 Throwing mud at the mayor - 22nd January 2008 Criminal intent - All three leading candidates for London mayor are talking about crime. But are any of them really making sense? - 21st January 2008 London is Ken's to lose - 16th January 2008

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