The Commonplace 100: Folks shaping London in Politics, Safety, Transport and Charity

This week, The London Commonplace is unveiling The Commonplace 100, a listing of the highest hundred women and men shaping the capital in 2024.

At the moment the Commonplace can reveal these named within the classes for Politics, Safety, Knife Crime, Transport and Charity.

This checklist consists of a mixture of influential politicians, Britain’s most senior police officer, the official tasked with making certain that London’s commute runs easily and the inspirational individuals behind a few of London’s most necessary charities.

It consists of Rachel Reeves, recent from making historical past as the primary feminine Chancellor of the Exchequer to ship a Funds.

Additionally there may be Sadiq Khan, who stated it was “the honour of my life to serve the town that I really like” when he received a landmark third successive time period in Might as Mayor of London. Amongst his key priorities for his third and closing time period are the pedestrianisation of Oxford Avenue and the discount of knife crime.

Quite a few individuals very important to serving to Khan sort out the scourge of knife crime are additionally on the checklist.

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has vowed to step up efforts to “break the tradition of individuals carrying knives”, whereas mom and daughter duo Monique and Eliza Rebeiro are working to guide younger individuals away from crime via their charity Lives, not Knives.

Trauma surgeon Martin Griffiths arrange the primary hospital ward-based violence discount service on the Royal London Hospital after coming nose to nose with the surprising actuality of knife crime.

Within the transport part are Volt’s James and Lyle Metcalfe, the brothers who helped put e-bikes on the map, and TfL’s Andy Lord – in command of the “the largest public transport authority on the planet.”

And in addition on the checklist are the charity leaders who’ve impressed Londoners to dig deep and assist individuals in want at house and overseas.

They embody 4 Weddings and a Funeral screenwriter Richard Curtis, who helped co-found Comedian Reduction which has raised over £1 billion for good causes.

Additionally there are Joyclen Buffong, the founding father of Rise 365 who has devoted her life to serving to younger individuals in Hackney and Justin Byam Shaw and Charlotte Hill, from meals redistribution charity The Felix Mission, which final yr gave out the equal of 32 million meals to individuals throughout each London borough.