London Turns Red White And Blue For Jubilee Pageant And Thanksgiving Service Westminster and St Paul’s In her 70th year on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates being the longest-serving British monarch. The streets around St Paul’s Cathedral swelled with crowds tryng to inch closer for a better view of royals and dignitaries. The Queen […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is keen to resurrect the nation’s tourism industry and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, for once, agrees. This bipartisan stance is not a surprise given the dire facts and figures about the dwindling arts, culture and heritage sectors during the pandemic. A key driver in the return of overseas visitors is […]
Everyone feels they have a good book in them. Even those who can’t write! And with Christmas festivities over and the new year bringing with it hope and new energy, the frustrated authors amongst us find renewed impetus to tackle those elusive first pages of our masterpiece. But making your name as a writer in […]
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 […]
Boris Johnson recently announced that from July 19 England is open for business again, but does that include businesses catering for overseas visitors? It appears ‘Visit London’ is on hold until the transport and health ministries agree on the way forward. Boris Johnson’s ‘now or never’ announcement makes sense when you consider the devastating effect […]
The Great Reopening? Freedom Day? The name doesn’t matter, the definitive date when we can finally get our lives back together does. The creative and hospitality sectors have suffered considerable losses during the pandemic and the delayed reopening has increased concern and confusion. When Boris Johnson announced the June 21 date will be moved to […]
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 […]
