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After a few surveys, several rounds of user testing and a discussion with some sneak peeks of our new designs, we’re very happy to welcome you to the new Talk London! 

The platform is still in beta version, which means that it is not the final version and more edits and updates will follow. 

Our old platform last got a make-over in 2017 and the technology it was running on needed a full upgrade. We used the opportunity to make improvements based on your feedback. 

What’s new?

  • A fresh design, but we kept our familiar pink colour as so many of you told us you liked that.  

  • Big consultations are now gathered on an ‘issue page’, where you can read more about the background, see the different stages in the timeline and find all the related surveys and discussions together. This was a new feature a lot of you were keen to see.  The page you’re on now is an issue page, and going forward this is how we’ll present our work. 

  • Lots of you told us you don’t always comment on our discussions, so we’ve created new and easy ways to have your say. To show your support for another member’s comment or idea, you can now click the little arrow to ‘upvote’ it or click the heart icon to show you care.  

As always, your feedback is very welcome! It will help us improve Talk London over the next few months, as we continue to shape our new platform. 

What do you think of our new online community platform? What features are you most looking forward to use? 

Tell us in the discussion below. 

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I love the new website it looks great and it is very easy to access and use. Talk London is very important and it's the best platform for the youth to have discussions and to communicate with other young people in the comment section and...

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I love the new website it looks great and it is very easy to access and use. Talk London is very important and it's the best platform for the youth to have discussions and to communicate with other young people in the comment section and see what they have to say. Everyone has their say and it is very important if we have more young people involved in more discussions. The YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE of our country and society so I think it is very reasonable if we have more young people in more discussions to do with housing, knife crime, police abuse, stop and search etc. The new website is by far better than the previous, It is more bold especially with the colours it looks simple but attractive, with the pandemic going on Talk London Beta is a great way for people to collect information and learn new things about London this will attract more young people to communicate more and discuss what they think should be happening. New features like the timeline helps as it is showing development and it is key for everyone to see what's been going on and what has changed over the time of key discussions.

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I like the new website , it’s a lot better than the last one and it’s a lot easier for me to move around . I’m hoping that more young Londoners can come online and join the conversations as our voice is important in these discussions and...

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I like the new website , it’s a lot better than the last one and it’s a lot easier for me to move around . I’m hoping that more young Londoners can come online and join the conversations as our voice is important in these discussions and future discussions
The site is also visual and very inviting so I’ve explored and look forward to make my contribution to future discussions.
Also adding more pictures to show of more on what's going on in a certain topic for people to get clear image of what's going on.

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I think the timeline feature is so interesting as it demonstrates how the discussion is evolving and also what potential changes are being made. This feature will probably help people visualise the impact discussions are having and be able...

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I think the timeline feature is so interesting as it demonstrates how the discussion is evolving and also what potential changes are being made. This feature will probably help people visualise the impact discussions are having and be able to see how their comments have helped shape the debates that take place. I also think the upvoting and heart buttons are such a good idea. This will help people who are less confident about commenting still have their voices heard, and it also means that it's easy to tell which points are the most popular, so that the majority can make sure their opinions are made clear. I think these two additions will really improve the Talk London experience for members, as they make the site much more engaging.

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