Big Smoke was lucky to catch the fantastic comedian and feminist Kate Smurthwaite earlier. We battled the rain and traffic noise to speak to her about Nadine Dorries’ ill fated ‘Sex Education Bill’. This is what she had to say;
In our first ever interview Cllr Joe Goldberg, Haringey cabinet member for finance and carbon reduction, speaks to us about the role councils can take in fighting climate change, 20 mph limits and the effect the national government’s policy on Feed In Tariff’s (FiTs) has had on the solar industry.
A short, excellent video from East London Lines explaining what’s going on with Bow roundabout
Two GPs ran 160 miles (or six marathons) from Cardiff (Bevan’s birthplace) to the ministry of Health in Whitehall to highlight the opposition to the Coalition’s health “reforms”. Read the full report here. This video shows some of the speeches made just after the runners arrived.
Joe Rukin, of Stop HS2, spoke to the BBC last night.
A fuel poverty protest that took place last week outside the HQ of EDF.
ITN’s ground breaking interview with the suspected murderers of Stephen Lawrence from 1999. h/t Richard Osley
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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