Extinction Rebellion protesters flout ban to march on Trafalgar Square October 16, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters are set to march to Trafalgar Square today despite a ban on any demonstrations inside London. The Metropolitan Police had initially ordered protesters to confine action to the London landmark but late on Monday night evicted protesters camped there and banned XR protests from the capital. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters target [...]
London’s creative industries provides £40bn spending boost to economy: new report October 15, 2019 London’s creative industry sector adds £40bn a year to its various supply chains, according to a new report. Previous figures from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport indicated that creative industries boosted London’s economy by £52bn. Read more: Anna at the National Theatre review However, a new report – commissioned by mayor of [...]
Garden Bridge Trust awarded £21m in contracts ‘prematurely’ and ‘recklessly’ October 15, 2019 Backers of the abandoned Garden Bridge awarded £21m in construction contracts before getting key land and building permits, according to a new report. The report, from the London Assembly’s Garden Bridge Working Group, details the “reckless” spending of the Garden Bridge Trust (GBT) and Transport for London (TfL) on the failed £53m project. Read more: [...]
Police ban Extinction Rebellion protesters from London October 15, 2019 Police have spent the night clearing Extinction Rebellion protesters from Trafalgar Square after banning the activists from London. The Metropolitan Police started the eviction at around 10pm, after earlier this week attempting to confine protests to Trafalgar Square. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters target Canada and blockade Walkie Talkie Extinction Rebellion denounced the [...]
Young Londoners ‘held back’ by lack of entrepreneurial role models October 15, 2019 The majority of young people in London may be being held back due to a lack of relatable entrepreneurial role models. Read more: Despite the doom and gloom narrative, female entrepreneurship is on the rise A new survey by Entrepreneur First revealed top business icons such as Lord Alan Sugar and Sir Richard Branson no [...]
Liberal Democrats mayor of London candidate wants to decriminalise cannabis October 14, 2019 City Hall will decriminalise cannabis in the capital under a Liberal Democrats mayor of London. Siobhan Benita, the Liberal Democrats candidate for next May’s mayoral election, said she would decriminalise the drug if elected by creating new guidelines for the Metropolitan Police. Read more: Liberal Democrats mayoral hopeful Siobhan Benita says ‘we can win this’ [...]
London Night Tube crime rates soar in 2018-19 October 14, 2019 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been slammed as having a “complacent attitude” on crime in the wake of soaring violence on London’s Night Tube. New figures from the Greater London Authority show violent crime and sexual assault on Night Tube journeys rose by 32 and 10 per cent respectively in 2018-19. The increases were [...]
Extinction Rebellion targets Blackrock in protest over ‘climate criminals’ October 14, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters today targeted the London headquarters of Blackrock as they set their sights on the City over its role in what they describe as a looming environmental emergency. Climate activists glued themselves to the doors of the asset management giant, while others staged a mock dinner party with rolled up banknotes on their [...]
Bakerloo line extension to Lewisham open to public comment October 14, 2019 Plans to extend the Bakerloo line to Lewisham will go under public scrutiny today. Transport for London (TfL) began the 10-week public consultation on the extension today, welcoming comment from people on the route and the required works to implement the new route. TfL is planning to extend the Bakerloo line from Elephant and Castle [...]
Chuka Umunna: Why Labour’s former star politician wants a City seat for the Lib Dems October 14, 2019 Not so long ago, Chuka Umunna looked like a Labour leader in waiting. The Lambeth-born smooth-talking solicitor-turned-politician, who counts rapper Tinie Tempah as one of his friends, was the cool one in Ed Miliband’s shadow cabinet. After the shock election result in 2015 prompted a Labour leadership campaign, the Streatham MP surprised no one by throwing his [...]
