We’ll never solve the housing crisis if we continue to blame it on house-builders and migrants February 7, 2017 England's housing disaster is well-publicised. Construction has not kept pace with demographic change and successive governments have failed to address the consequences. The hotly-anticipated housing White Paper, out today, will sound an attempt to address this and some backlash against its proposals seems inevitable. It’s commonplace for us to blame greedy house-builders or uncontrolled immigration, [...]
Lord mayor Dr Andrew Parmley launches 2017 City-wide mental health campaign to reduce stigma in the workplace February 7, 2017 Lord mayor Dr Andrew Parmley is today launching a 2017 City-wide mental health campaign aiming to dispel myths surrounding mental health in the workplace. The lord mayor of the City of London kicks off This is Me – in the City at Deutsche Bank – an initiative led by the Lord Mayor's Appeal charity to reduce the stigma [...]
Netherlands flag carrier KLM returns to London City Airport after nearly eight years February 6, 2017 The national flag carrier of the Netherlands has returned to London City Airport after an eight year absence. KLM's inaugural Amsterdam service arrived at 7:20am this morning with the return leg departing at 7:50am. The route will grow from an initial daily service to KLM's hub at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to four daily flights from 26 March. [...]
Delays on Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan lines due to a fire alert near Baker Street February 6, 2017 There are delays on the Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan lines due to a fire alert near Baker Street. There is no service between Wembley Park and Aldgate on the Metropolitan line, and there are minor delays on the other two lines. https://twitter.com/metline/status/828547386825900032 https://twitter.com/circleline/status/828549098651402242 https://twitter.com/hamandcityline/status/828549101843263488
Twitter could be the people’s platform – but not unless it turns a profit February 6, 2017 Twitter has a problem. Despite unbridled use by the President of the United States; despite being used the world round to mobilise protests and marches – to distribute news, to interact and advertise – it looks like it’s in trouble. Awareness of it has never been higher and yet, Twitter isn’t making a profit. While [...]
London travel disruption: Delays on the Central, Circle and Metropolitan lines this morning February 6, 2017 Londoners may have breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that the latest round of Tube strikes had been called off, but some commuters are still starting their weeks with a disrupted journey into work. On the Central line, westbound services are delayed because of a faulty train at Liverpool Street. https://twitter.com/centralline/status/828523735116308484 There are [...]
Making his mark on Mediacom UK: Meet chief executive Josh Krichefski February 6, 2017 I’m waiting in the lobby of MediaCom’s home in Holborn to meet Josh Krichefski; a six storey hive, buzzing with the to-and-fro of a thousand-strong population, tied together by a dominating atrium. Expecting to head straight to the executive suite on the top floor, his assistant instead guides me to the second: “he likes to [...]
London is a monument to the benefits of openness and internationalism February 6, 2017 "London is open”. This much-publicised campaign, launched by mayor of London Sadiq Khan and garlanded with column inches and broadcast coverage, is doing a great job of communicating the fact that the world’s greatest city wants nothing to do with the protectionism that seems to be appearing elsewhere in the world. We stand as a [...]
Londoners took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump’s travel ban again February 4, 2017 Thousands took part in another London march against President Donald Trump's travel ban today – the second in a week. The protestors marched against Trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations entering the US, in a week where numerous protests have taken place in cities worldwide. An estimated 30,000 participated in London's march [...]
Another massive anti-Trump travel ban march is happening in the capital today February 4, 2017 Another march against President Donald Trump's travel ban is taking place in the capital today, with thousands signed up to attend. Crowds started gathering at 11am, with the march continuing until 2pm, beginning outside the American Embassy at Grosvenor Square. The crowd then marched to Downing Street where thousands gathered earlier this week in a similar protest. [...]