Best Lawrence Hall of Science Podcasts (2025)

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The end of the black cab? Plus the Mayor's "ambitious" net zero plans, phone and bike theft, and the axing of the cyber crime helpline. 16:00

1M ago16:00

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Season 3, Episode 4 On Inside City Hall this episode, London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and Emma Best discuss: Waste of the Week: TfL union facility time Mayor axes cyber crime helpline. A trivial saving, an important service lost. Mobile phone and bike theft missing from Mayor's Draft Police and Crime Plan. Net Zero. The Mayor's completely unre…

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Budget week: police numbers, potholes, grooming gang enquiry, phone theft and bike theft, night life, and why Mayor Khan needs a new strategy 35:32

1M ago35:32

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Season 3, Episode 4 On Inside City Hall this episode, London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and Emma Best discuss: Waste of the Week (0:57): pub quiz question, how many Deputy Mayors does London have? Conservative Budget Amendment (3:50): Police funding, police officers v staff, phone and bike theft, night life prosperity fund, pot hole fund, London…

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LIVE - Tackling London's Theft Epidemic, our live launch event with Chris Philp MP and Dr Lawrence Newport 52:02

2M ago52:02

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Welcome to Inside City Hall series 3 episode 3 This special episode is all about Tackling London's Theft Epidemic, especially mobile phones and bikes. The rest of this episode consists of the full as-live recording of our launch event in City Hall from last Tuesday, for those who weren't able to attend in person. You'll hear me introduce the event,…

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Police budget pressure, Labour Attack on School STEM, Tackling London's Theft Epidemic, and GLAP is Waste Of The Week 36:17

2M ago36:17

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Series 3 Episode 2 We are so back! On Inside City Hall this episode, London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and co-host Emma Best discuss: Waste Of The Week. Through GLAP, the GLA owns 6.3 square km of London which was supposed to be redeveloped. It is many, many years behind schedule having languished under Mayor Khan, leaving the GLA parent at leas…

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Tram Trouble, Pay per Mile scrapped, and the modified d'Hondt electoral system. 21:02

11M ago21:02

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Series 3 Episode 1 On Inside City Hall this episode, London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and new co-host Emma Best discuss: Election Results. Including a sales pitch for the modified d'Hondt electoral system used for electing Assembly Members. Tram Trouble. Rolling stock problems on the Croydon Tram, echoing Central Line problems. The repeated far…

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ULEZ scrappage musical chairs, Solar Together - same scheme new problems. 24:27

2y ago24:27

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Series 2 Episode 13 On Inside City Hall this episode, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss: ULEZ - a "major" announcement. The Mayor makes a "major" announcement about ULEZ Scrappage, but it looks more like a rounding error that fails to solve the cost of living impact of the Mayor's charge and still leaves companies playing ULEZ Musical Chairs wit…

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Shawcross Prevent Review, ULEZ "computer says no", Wennington fire, and the Mayor's bad junk food science. 48:13

2y ago48:13

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Series 2 Episode 12 On Inside City Hall this episode, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss: Shawcross review. The Police and Crime Committee looked at the major review of the Prevent anti-terrorism programme. ULEZ. Unusually, not the charge itself but TfL's "computer says no" approach to people trying to pay it. Wennington fire. The London Fire Bri…

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Ealing People's Question Time, the budget, road pricing, and tackling online fraud. 1:01:55

2y ago1:01:55

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Series 2 Episode 11 This week on Inside City Hall, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss: People's Question Time. The people want to talk about ULEZ, but the Mayor wants to smear critics as "holding hands with the far right". City Hall Budget. And the Conservative alternative to tackle dirty air and the cost of living. Road Pricing. The Mayor's post…

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Mayor's Cost of Living PR stunt brought down by reality, blue light collaboration, and missing children in London 39:27

2y ago39:27

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Series 2 Episode 10 This week on Inside City Hall, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss: The Mayor's Cost of Living Summit with Martin Lewis the Money Saving Expert does not go as planned when the public bring up ULEZ and Martin thinks they have a point. Then undermines the Mayor's rent control obsession. Blue light shared working, eg police making…

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ULEZ Scrappage announced, cleaning up the Met, future of Conservatives in London, and is the Night Czar worth a 40% pay rise? 55:45

2y ago55:45

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Series 2 Episode 9 This week on Inside City Hall, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss: - The new ULEZ Scrappage scheme, which launched on Monday, - How Sir Mark Rowley is cleaning up the Met, while the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime may not be helping, - Nick's article on the future of Conservatives in millennial London, - The Night Czar ge…

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Did the Mayor's team fiddle the ULEZ consultation? And did they try to cover it up? Special guest Peter Fortune discusses this week's explosive revelations. 51:16

2+ y ago51:16

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Series 2, Episode 8. How the Mayor's ULEZ lines crumbled Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers are joined by fellow AM Peter Fortune in the aftermath of an explosive January Mayoral Question Time at which we confronted Mayor Khan with the paper trail showing the Mayor had made false and dishonest statements about his ULEZ consultation. It's been covered by …

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Solar panels generating complaints, zero Croydon youth murders, ULEZ consultation results, and cargo bikes. 49:06

2+ y ago49:06

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Series 2, Episode 7. Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers review the latest news from London and City Hall, in this episode: - Mayor Sadiq Khan's Solar Together plan for home solar panels. Aiming to generate electricity, it's also generated huge numbers of complaints, even the Mayor publicly admitted it had gone wrong. Neil's Audit Panel has investigated a…

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Transport Pubcast Special with Dr Tom Cohen from University of Westminster 50:21

2+ y ago50:21

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Series 2, Episode 6. Neil and Nick are joined in the Windsor Castle pub by special guest Dr Tom Cohen, a Senior Lecturer in transport at the University of Westminster. We discuss: - Childhood transport memories, - Active travel, cycling, e-bikes and e-scooters, - "shared mobility" such as dockless bikes, and why it's not really sharing if you charg…

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Meeting the new Met Commissioner, Just Stop Oil, challenging the Mayor on ULEZ 46:24

2+ y ago46:24

46:24

This week on Inside City Hall: - Neil and Nick give their first impressions of Sir Mark Rowley after his first appearance at the Police and Crime Committee, - What to do about Just Stop Oil? What did Sir Mark say when we asked him? - Neil laments attacks on art, will galleries just put everything behind glass like the Mona Lisa? - Sustained questio…

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From Conference in Birmingham, the Mayor's worst week, little boats, LGBT+ hate crime, and levelling up London 41:45

2+ y ago41:45

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From Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Neil Garratt AM and Nick Rogers AM look at the big City Hall and London news from the last week. - The Mayor legally summonsed to give evidence to the Assembly about the Tom Winsor report. - ULEZ consultation results were leaked, showing huge public opposition even while Mayor's attempts to hige neg…

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ULEZ, Mayoral failure and false claims, and Met Police in special measures 33:38

3y ago33:38

33:38

London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss: - The Met Police being put in "special measures", - The Mayor's ULEZ consultation, - Car ownership patterns across London, including this fascinating map, - The emerging truth about the Mayor's City Hall move. Spoiler: it hasn't gone well, savings are already just half what he claimed, a…

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London-wide ULEZ, the unreal transport debate in City Hall, TfL bailouts, road pricing, and the importance of economic growth 43:35

3y ago43:35

43:35

London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss: - TfL fares freeze - Bus cuts consultation - TfL Bailout - Expanding ULEZ to the whole of London - The unreal transport debate in City Hall - The critical importance of economic growth Petition against ULEZ expansion The Mayor's ULEZ consultation Or (much easier) enter the Mayor's consul…

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"You give me £9.3 billion, and I'll show you a good time." Andrew Boff on London's Olympic legacy 40:30

3y ago40:30

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London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers are joined by fellow AM Andrew Boff to discuss London's 2012 Olympic legacy, 10 years on. Also in the news this week: - Crossrail (finally!) opens on Monday - Why the Mayor's stats on road safety are bogus - Nick asked the Mayor how he'll rebuild trust with the Met Police - Andrew's questions to …

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Season 1 finale: we are in New City Hall! With guests Peter Fortune and Emma Best we discuss ULEZ, car ownership, stop & search, junk food ad ban, plus Assembly work on apprentices, the gig economy, SW ... 1:15:39

3y ago1:15:39

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Neil Garratt AM and Nick Rogers AM are joined by our colleagues Peter Fortune AM and Emma Best AM for our end of season special. Inside City Hall will return for the next civic year in May. In this episode: - We are finally in the new City Hall! But it's still not quite right... - Neil's Economy Ctte reports on Apprenticeships and the gig economy -…

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Protesters glued to shops, tube strikes, missing tourists, quizzing the TfL Commissioner, and policing fraud. 33:02

3y ago33:02

33:02

Neil Garratt AM and Nick Rogers AM look at this week's news from London City Hall: - We visit the Met Police Public Order team and learn abour protesters glued to shops, - Nick tries in vain to find out from the Deputy Mayor for Business how tube strikes are affecting business in London, - Neil's Economy Committee report on Tourism in London: somet…

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Met Commissioner resigns, Crossrail nearly open, TfL fares, plus guest Allen Simpson on banking, commerce, and London's professional services 54:01

3y ago54:01

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Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers look at this week's City Hall news, then talk to Allen Simpson from London & Partners about the capital's financial and professional services economy - what are the risks and opportunities it faces? - The Met Police Commissioner resigns - TfL Fares rise 4.8%, shutting the door on the Mayor's fares freeze - Behind the sc…

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Policing Special plus guest Nickie Aiken MP 48:38

3y ago48:38

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Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers look at the many problems currently facing the Met Police, and Nick speaks to Nickie Aiken MP, Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminister. - Child Sexual Exploitation and treating children as victims, - The IOPC report into shocking "banter" messages, - The Stephen Port murders, - and "putting the Co…

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Final Mayor's Question Time of 2021 43:08

3+ y ago43:08

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Neil Garratt and Nicholas Rogers are joined by special guest Emma Best AM to talk about the final Mayor's Question Time of 2021, the latest from TfL bailout talks, bus safety, imaginary police officers, domestic violence, London's fraud epidemic, and our plans for 2022. Follow us on Twitter: @NeilGarratt @NJROnline @EmmaBest22…

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Policing, TfL bailouts, and People's Question Time 26:13

3+ y ago26:13

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Neil Garratt and Nicholas Rogers talk about the Mayor's policing priorities, Transport for London's finances and their first People's Question Time. Special guest Shaun Bailey AM joins the podcast to talk about the Mayor's Police and Crime plan. Have your say on the Metropolitan Police's priorities by responding to the consultation by 21 January 20…

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Leaving City Hall, Air Ambulance, Night Tube, gig economy, and Jewish life in London. 55:14

3+ y ago55:14

55:14

Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers are joined by special guest Daniel Kosky from the London Jewish Forum about Hanukkah and Jewish life in London. Also this episode: Leaving City Hall – the last Inside City Hall from inside city hall. Visiting London air ambulance and fire stations. Remembrance weekend. Night Tube reopening. ULEZ expansion. London’s gig …

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Are you ready for ULEZ expansion? 17:30

3+ y ago17:30

17:30

Join Neil Garratt and Nicholas Rogers for a special episode of Inside City Hall looking at the Mayor's plan to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone up to the North and South Circulars on Monday (25th October 2021). Follow us on Twitter: @NeilGarratt @NJROnline

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Fireworks, the Night Tube, and global cities 45:41

3+ y ago45:41

45:41

Neil Garratt and Nicholas Rogers talk about the Mayor's decision to cancel London's fireworks, why the Night Tube must reopen in full, and Croydon's vote for a directly-elected Mayor. Special guest Greg Hands MP joins the podcast to talk about global cities and international trade, lessons from Rudy Giuliani, and the Conservative Party in London. F…

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Holding Sadiq Khan's feet to the fire 37:28

3+ y ago37:28

37:28

Neil Garratt and Nicholas Rogers talk to GLA Conservative Leader Susan Hall about holding the Mayor to account, tackling anti-Semitism and making London safe. Follow us on Twitter: @NeilGarratt @NJROnline

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Why Sadiq Khan wants to rewrite British history 35:57

3+ y ago35:57

35:57

Neil Garratt and Nicholas Rogers talk to Gareth Bacon MP about the Mayor's statue-toppling commission, boundary charge proposal and bonkers plan to move City Hall. Follow us on Twitter: @NeilGarratt @NJROnline

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Why the Croydon tram crash inquest raises more questions than answers 23:48

3+ y ago23:48

23:48

Neil Garratt and Nicholas Rogers discuss the verdict from the Croydon tram crash inquest and Mortlake residents' victory over controversial development plans. Follow us on Twitter: @NeilGarratt @NJROnline

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EURO 2020, face coverings, and questioning the Mayor 29:12

4y ago29:12

29:12

In this episode of Inside City Hall, Neil Garratt, Nick Rogers and special guest Emma Best talk about the lessons from EURO 2020 and the Mayor's decision to make face coverings compulsory on Transport for London services as other restrictions end. They also discuss their latest questions to the Mayor on changes to London's pedestrian crossings, ULE…

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What's next for Shaun Bailey AM? 28:50

4y ago28:50

28:50

In this episode of Inside City Hall, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers talk about Sadiq Khan's unhelpful ULEZ advice and when coronavirus restrictions should end. They are joined by special guest Shaun Bailey AM, the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London in May 2021, to discuss his new roles as Chairman of the London Assembly's Police and Crime and…

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London's e-scooter trial 33:54

4y ago33:54

33:54

In this episode of Inside City Hall, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers talk about the latest news on ULEZ, tackling anti-Semitism, the Mayor's press office bill and the vaccine rollout. They are joined by special guest Cllr Paul Hodgins, who is CEO of Ginger a shared transport service, to talk about the e-scooter trial in London. Follow us on Twitter: @…

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TfL bailouts, tower blocks, and expanding London 36:12

4y ago36:12

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In this episode of Inside City Hall, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers look at the TfL bailout and discuss their first Mayor’s Question Time. They are joined by special guest Andrew Boff AM, who talks about his new role as Chair of the London Assembly as well as discussing housing, planning, and the expansion of London’s boundaries. Follow us on Twitter…

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Welcome to the London Assembly 13:11

4y ago13:11

13:11

Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss their first two weeks as newly-elected London Assembly Members, finding their way around City Hall and preparing for their first Mayor's Question Time.