“You thought that New York was the city that never sleeps? Watch out – London is coming!”

I don’t think anyone has ever said, “When I grow up, I want to be a night czar.” In fact, to my knowledge, no one has ever graduated with a degree in ‘night czardom’!

However, night czars or ‘night mayors’ as they are called in many other cities around the world, are becoming an increasingly essential part of what is required for a city to thrive during the night-time hours.

Last November, I was appointed London’s first-ever night czar…

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