The pandemic accelerated the culture of working from home (WFH). There are signs in some sectors it is here to stay and that office watercooler culture has been irreparably disrupted. There are, of course, many blue-collar jobs where WFH is impractical and Covid did little to change this. Nonetheless, Covid 19 delivered a short sharp […]
With London, like many major cities, having well-documented emission issues and currently wrestling with the ULEZ extension, Londoners may well feel bombarded with climate change reports, figures, percentages and targets over the last few weeks because of the UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. But it is important that each individual does not get lost […]
Food shortages, supply chain issues, it’s argued that all these current problems trace back to the UK government’s handling of Brexit and the pandemic. There are some who say this was inevitable given the impact and the untimely confluence of the two during 2020-21. However, politicians such as Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham believe that […]
West End attraction Marble Arch Mound was temporarily closed after criticism from visitors. It promised panoramic views of London from the top of its viewing platform. We investigate reports about its ‘ugly’ scaffold and compare it to the notorious Tyburn Tree execution scaffold that once stood in Marble Arch. Marble Arch drew the crowds centuries […]
The UK’s second lockdown threatened to decimate an already rocky theatre sector. It was amongst the worst affected by the restrictions of the pandemic, because of the need for tightly packed audiences in both the Fringe and West End to ensure financial viability. A few days after the ending of second lockdown, arts and culture […]
The new immigration system which is based on points has come under examination and scrutiny since its announcement, with much stricter rules for those who apply for visas and essentially eliminating entry to unskilled workers. Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, has pushed for this new system before in Brexit debates, but has admitted it meant […]
How did Britain go from rumours of a possible dream team Labour-Greens alliance back in 2018 to Boris brooding over Brexit, climate action and the coronavirus panic? Some believe terms such as ‘Golden Age’ and ‘Camelot’ have no place in the harsh and dirty reality of every day politics but that Jeremy Corbyn-Caroline Lucas option […]
The all-important 2020 budget announcement on 11th March was significant for many reasons, the first since Brexit and for the newly appointed government. But before the announcement there was a little noise being made from protestors outside the Houses of Parliament. Extinction Rebellion were among various other groups protesting, ahead of the announcement from the […]
Sajid Javid resigned as chancellor on Thursday, after serving more than ten years in ministerial roles and will continue as an MP for Bromsgrove. He has said he will continue to support The Prime Minister and government from the backbenches. While the media have suggested the resignation is part of a “brutal Cabinet cull”, or […]
It’s widely believed that South Bank’s blocky, futuristic design took shape as a construction project for the 1951 Festival of Britain which celebrated the nation’s arts, architecture and futuristic technology in the rebuilding of Britain after World War 2. However, that wasn’t the case. Newly-elected PM Winston Churchill hated many of the ideas around the […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
