Remember that scene in Harry Potter where he dodges the road works, ducks under scaffolding and then nips onto platform 9 3/4s? Well we can all now relive that moment at Kings Cross in this charming recreation. Just nip out of the station next the busy road, make your way […]
This 45 minute documentary explores the ghosts of London.
Tonight’s meeting at UCL as part of their inter-faith week explored lessons to be learned from the London riots and how we build stronger communities. Jim Jepps reports. The riots in August have caused a lot of soul searching in London and no doubt there will be a great deal […]
Ken Livingstone recently launched his ‘fare deal’ campaign video – and here it is. What do you think?
The exhibition brings together two remarkable, distinct bodies of photography to highlight the plight of the Amazonian rainforest and the people living within it. Sebastião Salgado presents previously unseen work from his ongoing photographic essay ‘Genesis’ – that portrays landscapes in their most pristine state, and the communities still living […]
Saturday 26th November 6pm Whitehall Place (nr Embankment) Reclaim the Night 2011 is on Saturday 26th November in central London. Over two thousand women will put their feet on the streets for women, to say NO to male violence and NO cuts to women’s services. The march marks the […]
Eco Champion Job Deadline – ASAP to end Jan. We are looking for one or two people to work casual part time in a team of two, as eco champions in the Archway Low Carbon Zone, so far the most successful of the 10 LCZs chosen by the Mayor, on […]
Job with Keith Taylor MEP: Keith Taylor MEP is recruiting a paid intern based at the Office of the Green MEPs in London for 21 hours a week. The internship will involve a variety of tasks including helping to draft responses to constituent enquiries, conducting research, providing administrative support and some press work. […]
Strolling past Liverpool Street station a couple of weeks ago I came across the ice-rink – before the ice had formed and took a quick snap. It’s probably obvious to most people how rinks work but I’d never thought about it before so thought I’d pass on the info. You […]
In the first of a regular feature Big Smoke takes to the pulpit. This week Jim Jepps takes on tribalism in politics. With the Occupy Movement creating a unique fusion of camping and political philosophy (spawning the greatest political pun ever “This is the winter of our discount tents”) it’s […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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