Focus On: Get yourself into a Pickle in booming Bermondsey November 12, 2021 Located in the south-easterly London Borough of Southwark, Bermondsey has a fascinating past. Back in the 1800s it was known for its industrial plants for processing animal hides (hence some road names such as Tanner Street and Leathermarket), as well as slums for local workers and the notorious docks that inspired scenes in Dickensian novels [...]
Editorial: Time to stare down the militant union jeopardising the night tube November 12, 2021 So, we’re back to RMT unrest on the tube. It’s almost enough for us to pine for lockdown again. The barney is thus: in the before times, the night tube relied on around two hundred part-time staff. Those posts were scrapped during the pandemic (for blindingly obvious reasons) and those staff gradually brought in to [...]
Night tube drivers plot series of strikes later this month November 11, 2021 Tube workers are calling a strike action over the reopening of Night Tube services, the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced. The union has cited “the imposition of unacceptable and intolerable demand” made by Transport for London (TfL) as the main reason for the strike action, saying it made efforts to [...]
Business cannot afford to ignore disabled people November 11, 2021 DiverCity® Podcast · SPECIAL EPISODE – Disability: Champions, Challenges, and Change In discussions around diversity and inclusion, disability is too often the forgotten dimension. But post-Covid, with debate evolving about organisational structures and working models, it is time for businesses to make themselves truly accessible to disabled people. Sophie Christiansen and Christiane Link joined the [...]
London Assembly call on mayor to reopen the Night Tube in full November 11, 2021 The London Assembly has called on the mayor to set a timeline for reopening Night Tube services in full after more than 150,000 Londoners signed a petition. London Assembly member Emma Best said: “Sadiq Khan must fully reopen the Night Tube; two lines are simply not enough to keep women, girls and vulnerable Londoners safe [...]
Islington partners with e-scooter operator to deploy e-bikes November 11, 2021 The Borough of Islington has partnered up with micromobility company TIER to launch 500 e-bikes around the area, with plans to roll out more across the capital in 2022. “We’re working tirelessly to help tackle the climate emergency by making Islington a cleaner, greener, healthier place to live,” said councillor Rowena Champion, Islington Council’s executive [...]
Heathrow’s constant queues are more than a nuisance – they’re undermining London November 11, 2021 First impressions count. The truism applies to countries as well as people. When entering a new country our first impression of it will be its border control. I remember fondly arriving in Paphos, Cyprus before and after they joined the European Union and the development was remarkable. It told a story of a country on [...]
Ride-hailing firm Gett agrees $1bn SPAC merger with Rosecliff November 10, 2021 Ride-hailing firm Gett enters into a business combination agreement with SPAC Rosecliff Acquisition, valued at $1.1bn.
The magic of Cinema: Why there’s no better place to be this winter November 10, 2021 One of my great joys is the cinema. I don’t mean that I rush to see every new release; what I mean is that I love the experience of watching a film as it was intended to be seen. A hushed, darkened room, a ripple of anticipation, the trailers for features to come, the escape [...]
If EU starts post-Brexit trade war it is a political strategy to weaken Northern Ireland’s place in UK, says Stormont minister November 10, 2021 A Stormont minister said this morning that if the EU triggers a trade war in the Irish Sea border dispute, it would be a political bid to weaken Northern Ireland’s place in the UK,. DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots was responding to suggestions that the EU could axe the Brexit trade deal if the UK [...]