Passing by the building works behind St Pancras I peeked through the fence and was surprised to see a long pipe pumping out smoke. The air was quite sweet and I did wonder whether it was perfume designed to mask something less fruity… anyone know what these pipes that leak […]
World Premier Monday 19th March – 6-8pm The Phoenix Cinema, 52 High Road, East Finchley, The London Borough of Barnet For more info: A Tale of Two Barnets
Job Title: Public Affairs Officer Working For: Holocaust Educational Trust Salary: £20,000-£24,000 Job Details: The Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) is a registered charity working with schools, colleges and communities across the country to raise awareness about the Holocaust and its contemporary lessons. This role is focused on engaging with key […]
Job Title: Intern Working For: Leader of the Opposition, House of Lords Salary: London living wage Job Details: The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords is looking for a motivated and hardworking individual to join the Opposition team in the House of Lords for a month as a paid intern. […]
Are the police investigating TfL for corporate manslaughter? The Times. At Liberal Conspiracy Dave Osler is gearing up to disrupt the Olympics. They are offering free home energy audits in Hillingdon. West Londoner. Broken Barnet on the library that refused to die. Meanwhile Lewisham activists reclaim empty homes for the […]
So, everyone is going on about Pinterest. We haven’t got enough to do, so not content with having twitter and facebook accounts we’ve now set up our Big Smoke Pinterest board. To be honest, we know our way around twitter and facebook – those we know – but if you’re […]
Wandering through London yesterday I was struck by the difference between some of the glorious steel and glass buildings and the, cough, shabby state of the tube stations that serve them. I do wonder whether Moorgate is the shabbiest station in the network as there is some real competition for […]
I think the London Underground is what’s called an advert rich environment. Most of them are pretty innocuous. Shows I’m not going to see and ads for charities I probably wont donate to. Of course, there are other ads that stand out. Cosmetic surgery seems pretty common and those ads always […]
Cities will play an increasing role in the welfare of both people and the environment in the future. How can we make them greener? Join in the debate online Watch the debate live on 14 March 2012 For the first time in history half of the world’s population is located in urban […]
Dave Mentiply wonders how open to questioning the Mayor really is. In his 2008 manifesto pledge to make London more accountable (pdf), Boris Johnson criticised Ken Livingstone’s attitude towards the People’s Question Time. He vowed to increase its frequency to a minimum of four each year thereby giving Londoners a […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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