Blink and you’d miss it, Joe Simpson‘s little gallery tucked away off Camden High Street has just finished today. As yo can see it was hiding in plain sight among the ubiquitous scaffolding and works that are forever going on in the area. Joe Simpson’s work that draws and plays […]
Job Title: Campaigns Officers x 2 (3 month fixed term contract) Working For: Hope not Hate Salary: £24,000 pro rata Job Details: Overview HOPE not hate is one of the largest and most successful political action groups in the country. Working with local community groups across the country we have managed to undermine […]
Regional Administrator – London South HE (temporary – maternity leave) UCU Salary: c £29,400 p.a. (including LW) Hours: Full time Job location: London NW1 Reference number: RA3 Job description: As part of a small Regional team, based in our Head Office in NW1, you will provide administrative and secretarial support […]
The Role: To provide an efficient, professional chauffeur service to our General Secretary, ensuring that the General Secretary arrives punctually to all engagements and that the company car is maintained and serviced to a high standard. Key Areas: The GS’ PA will ensure that all details of diary arrangements including […]
Job Title: Senior Policy Adviser (Resource Stewardship) Working For: Green Alliance Salary: £34,555 – £37,756 Job Details: Green Alliance is seeking an experienced environmental policy specialist, with strong research and analytical skills, excellent relationship skills and an entrepreneurial outlook. You will apply these skills in leading our resource stewardship theme. […]
Godfrey’s butchers in Islington consistently put out warning to drivers of the super sized puddle (flood) outside their shop so pedestrians don’t get splashed. If the council wont do anything about it a little community action can always help. Good on them! Click pictures to enlarge.
Dates: 17/04/12 – 19/06/12 (9 weeks) Every Tuesday 3pm to 5pm Explore London’s places of protest and discover the stories of radicals, agitators and campaigners who fought for social justice, equal rights and better lives for all from the 1830s to the 1930s. What is the course about? The course conveys this […]
The BBC reports on residents opposing building temporary Olympic basketball courts on green belt land. Camden Council spends thousands on scaffolding round the wrong building. Fitzrovia News. Dalston people has a quick report on Chinese New Year. The 200th hybrid bus is on the streets. TfL. Se1 Community says that […]
Those who follow Big Smoke will be au fait with Wolfgang Moneypenny’s campaign to run for London mayor. If not – shame on you – he’s the South London separatist calling for the reversal of gentrification and redevelopment projects, and for state funding for Dulwich Hamlet FC. Anything to lift […]
A daring little bit of urban veg up on the roof near Old Street. If you see a little something in London, feel free to send us a pic at editorial@bigsmoke.org.uk
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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