London Mayor and Night time Czar underneath assault for claiming metropolis has “24 hour tradition”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Night time Czar Amy Lamé have come underneath hearth for suggesting that London has a “24 hour tradition”.
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The London Mayor insisted in a tweet final weekend (March 3) that “London is main the world in its 24-hour coverage with different world cities trying to us for inspiration”.
The assertion was accompanied with a clip of Lamé talking on BBC Politics London wherein she claimed that “we’re a very 24-hour metropolis”.
The Night time Czar stated she may “level to the successes” of her function – after being tasked with “ensuring London thrives as a 24-hour city” in 2016 – together with saving Material nightclub, opening Drumsheds in a former Ikea in Tottenham and funding grassroots stay music venues.
London is main the world in its 24-hour coverage with different world cities trying to us for inspiration.
London’s Night time Czar spoke earlier about her function, championing the nighttime financial system and representing 1.3m employees. pic.twitter.com/9yEGFSgKHT
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) March 3, 2024
She additionally cited “actually vital” nighttime jobs like working for the NHS, driving buses and stacking cabinets.
Nonetheless, the clip has since gone viral on X/Twitter with customers vehemently disagreeing with the claims.
The put up has additionally been labelled with a group be aware highlighting a collection of articles suggesting the alternative of Lamé’s claims.
“Opposite to the London mayor’s declare, London’s nightlife is in decline, with quite a lot of key golf equipment and bars being shut down lately,” the be aware reads.
Amongst sources to again up the rebuttal was a Telegraph article suggesting that “London’s nightlife is a humiliation”.
Alongside it have been stories that variety of nightclubs has nearly halved up to now decade, based on study final yr, and a Daily Mail report in regards to the “annihilation” of London’s social gathering scene after 1,110 bars and golf equipment had shut since Covid.
Moreover, simply final month knowledge revealed that 31 per cent of UK nightclubs closed final yr because the trade demanded authorities motion.
“Truthfully by no means felt extra politically gaslit than being informed this ’24-hour metropolis’ factor continuously,” one user stated in response.
“Simply completed work at 10.35pm. Able to gorge myself on dinner in London, a 24 hour metropolis!” another joked. A third known as it a “laughable” declare. You possibly can learn some extra reactions under.
actually by no means felt extra politically gaslit than being informed this “24-hour metropolis” factor continuously. Londoners are fairly defensive about London as a result of we’re used to everybody unfairly slagging it off – however that is one factor we will all agree on. It’s barely a 12-hour metropolis! https://t.co/1eIuj63Bx7
— Louis Staples (@LouisStaples) March 4, 2024
Simply completed work at 10.35pm. Able to gorge myself on dinner in London, a 24 hour metropolis!
— Alex Lawless (@LawlessYo) March 5, 2024
It is mainly not possible to go for a drink or one thing to eat in central London after 11pm on a weeknight.
Laughable to say London is main the world as a 24 hour metropolis. https://t.co/Mmg4ORJrA5
— Robbie Hawkins (@robbiehawkins__) February 28, 2024
“24 hour London” https://t.co/9HCjDKTq4O pic.twitter.com/4wZZkKjlEH
— Tom (@ImGeeze) March 3, 2024
London & 24 hours don’t combine,
New York & Berlin are 24 hour cities. Please don’t lie https://t.co/g6t3ldNpfq
— niño de oro🦋 (@duttydoes) March 6, 2024
London, the 24 hour metropolis.
Kings Cross Station simply now. pic.twitter.com/wCY6IUKEp6
— dan barker (@danbarker) March 4, 2024
Greggs needed to battle a authorized battle to promote sausage rolls after midnight, so the concept that London is by some means a thriving 24 hour metropolis is past a joke. https://t.co/JcEv2D4n63
— Jake Johnstone (@hijakejohnstone) March 3, 2024
“London is one of the best 24-hour metropolis on the planet” https://t.co/GqAf3HAS9t pic.twitter.com/JZWa1tpxS1
— Marcus Barnett (@marcusbarnett_) February 28, 2024
Because the “London is a 24-hour metropolis” row remains to be raging, final month some pals and I struggled to search out wherever that may serve us meals at 8.45 on a Monday evening, slap bang within the centre of zone 1. Which was deeply miserable.
I really like London a lot. However Covid broke one thing
— Rachel Cunliffe (@RMCunliffe) March 4, 2024
The concept London has 24-hour nightlife is a joke.
Strive getting a pint after 11pm. Even within the West Finish the place individuals are pouring out of theatres.
That is such a giant missed alternative for a worldwide metropolis trying to increase progress. https://t.co/iCRehAKmlY
— James Hanson (@jhansonradio) March 4, 2024
briefly including my voice to the “effectively clearly London is not a 24 hour metropolis” refrain by mentioning that I am simply ending my dinner in a restaurant in mainly zone 1 and so they’re actively cleansing the tables and getting ready to shut as I end my essential, at 9.01pm, wooo London!
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) March 4, 2024
Meawhile, 2023 was “worst yr for venue closures” whereas “nobody in music trade appears to care”, based on the Music Venue Belief.
Grassroots music venues within the capital like North London’s Nambucca are amongst those who have fallen sufferer to monetary points leading to closure.