It has taken eight years – and the appointment of one disastrous night czar – but Sadiq Khan is finally listening to industry when it comes to the future of London’s after hours leisure economy, writes James Ford

As a former aide to the previous Mayor of London, it is very rare that I find myself saying anything positive about Sadiq Khan. My usual response to a press release from City Hall is to find my blood pressure rising and, if moved to write a response, it is a furious denunciation typed angrily and at pace. It is, therefore, with a profound sense of discomfort and surprise (and much to the relief of the keys on my long-suffering laptop) that I find myself writing that I think the mayor is doing something right. By launching a new nightlife taskforce, and having it advise on whether to appoint a new Night Czar, Sir Sadiq finally seems to be doing what is best for London’s beleaguered nighttime economy.

Why do I think he is doing the right thing? Well, for the very simple reason that he is doing precisely what I told him to. Some months ago, in the wake of the resignation of the mayor’s discredited night czar Amy Lame, I

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