Women’s Rights Advocacy Adviser Salary: £35,098 – £38,327 pa pro rata (28 hours per week) HOURS: Full-time CONTRACT: 7 months fixed term contract LOCATION: London EC1R 0BJ From development finance and biofuels to tax justice and women’s rights ActionAid is playing a major role in influencing international development issues. As […]
A day school on Citizen Activism will be held in Central London this Saturday. The Citizen Activism course will critically examine the best ways of organising, from the effective use of internet publications to the lost art of building a successful public meeting, taking in public speaking and strategies for […]
Jim Jepps explores whether it’s time to go our own way. Last week Labour’s mayoral candidate came out in favour of independence for London. Ken Livingstone told the Evening Standard that “he will use “amazing charm and subtlety” to get New York-style independence for the capital. Mr Livingstone, 66, […]
A new week and a new round-up; The Economist describes London as an electoral diaspora. From France, to the US to Russia we help decide the world’s elections. In South West London we have a new carbon measuring center. BBC. Daryl at 853 reports on developments with the infamous cable […]
The recession has finally hit West Street in Bethnal Green. Nice work.
Ken Livingstone’s team have put out a new video promoting the Labour ticket. I don’t know what you think but Ken seems bizarrely down beat and depressed for a video that’s meant to be energizing us to vote for an alternative.
Out and about The Camden New Journal reports on Dumpton Place and the battle to rename the Dump…ton. Cycles, pedestrians and cars could share our streets in perfect harmony, says the Evening Standard. Updating on the Clissold Park Cafe story in the Hackney Gazette. London Underground sees new ads stating […]
It’s nice to look up and find that life is beautiful on Plender Street.
Last week we spoke to Alice Haworth-Booth of Climate Rush about their organisation, direct action and things coming up. You may notice that the interview has a heavy cold, but I managed to stay on my feet until the interview was over. Ever the professional you see.
Bob from Brockley kicks us off on minimum pricing for alcohol. He’s against. The anarchists have been making Olympic posters. That’s nice of them. Franklin House. Barkingside21 has been looking at dogs in the news. There’s a nice guide on cycling across London at London Cyclist. Sturdyblog gives us a heart […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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