Politics & Society
Meet the mayors, prime ministers and Parliaments who’ve held power, and see how Londoners have lived together, with the help of our objects, stories and blogs.
Top-Results
Top-Results
Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
What was the Winter of Discontent, 1978–1979?
A widespread strike movement during one of the coldest winters of the century
Politics & Society
Politics & Society
Ken Livingstone: GLC leader & London’s first mayor
Dubbed “Red Ken” in the 1980s, Livingstone became London’s first directly elected mayor in 2000
Music & Subculture
Music & Subculture
Riz Ahmed: Actor, rapper, north-west Londoner
The Wembley-born star brings London and his life story into his work
