Forget the crushing consensus of trigger warnings and safe spaces: Our world needs more contrarians November 28, 2016 The news that the London nightclub Fabric is to potentially reopen is welcome. The progressive house music played there provided an antidote to the chart-toppers heard in the more salubrious salons of the West End. Similarly, those who speak out and stand up for what they believe in provide a contrarian view to mainstream thinking. This [...]
What went on? UK Power Networks apologises for West End blackout chaos November 26, 2016 Londoners were left puzzled yesterday evening as underground carriages wound their way beneath the streets of the West End, while above ground was plunged into darkness. Theatregoers were left disappointed and shoppers concerned that they'd missed out on Black Friday bargains from around 5.15pm on Friday. Read more: In pictures: Blackout on Black Friday – huge [...]
Focus On Peckham: How it went from Only Fools fame to be the first time buyer capital of London November 25, 2016 Whatever you think about 2016, it’s been a billboard year for Peckham. Two large houses near Peckham Rye station sold £2.5m this year, a record price for the area, firmly cementing SE15’s fast-growing reputation as a desirable place to live. It’s not bad for an area that is embedded in the national psyche as the [...]
Misery on the evening commute, with severe delays on the Piccadilly Line expected to continue as half its trains are out of service November 25, 2016 Expect severe delays across the Piccadilly Line this evening after Transport for London said it was still struggling to deal with a shortage of trains. TfL has taken almost half of the Piccadilly Line fleet out of service in order to make repairs – this is more than usual and has been blamed mainly on poor [...]
Roads around Oval on lockdown and policeman injured as Met Police deal with woman on rooftop November 24, 2016 Roads around Oval are still on lockdown this afternoon and a policeman is in hospital with injuries sustained at the scene as officers continue talks with a woman on a roof in the area. A woman climbed onto the roof of a property on Harleyford Road at around 11.35pm last night, and police are still at [...]
London Underground Tube drivers announce 24-hour strike starting 6 December – the same day as the next Southern walkout November 24, 2016 London Underground Tube drivers will go on strike for 24 hours in December, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has announced today. The strike, which relates to drivers on the Piccadilly and Hammersmith and City Lines, will start at 21:30 on 6 December – the same day Southern workers are also due to go on [...]
Commuters facing delays with no service on the Waterloo & City Line November 24, 2016 Commuters in trying to get in and out of the City this morning are facing major delays, with no service on the Waterloo & City Line. Transport for London said the disruption was due to signal failure. https://twitter.com/wlooandcityline/status/801726481382731776 Elsewhere in the capital, there are delays in the Oval area as police continue to deal with [...]
Commuters facing chaos at Euston with disruption expected throughout the night after man was hit by train November 23, 2016 Emergency services are dealing with an incident between London Euston and Watford Junction, which is causing chaos for commuters and significant disruption between the stations. British Transport Police said it was called to an area nearby London Euston station "following reports of a person being struck by a train". A spokesperson said: "Our officers attended [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan “disappointed” with limited Autumn Statement devolution November 23, 2016 Sadiq Khan has expressed his disappointment after City Hall secured only limited devolution from the Treasury in today's Autumn Statement. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today that London would gain control of adult education budgets, and will be given control of £3.15bn in spending toward national affordable housing. That money will be expected to deliver 90,000 [...]
Autumn Statement TL;DR? Here’s our at-a-glance guide November 23, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond spoke for around an hour while delivering today's Autumn Statement. If you don't have time for that, here's our at-a-glance overview of the announcements you need to know: Economics, public spending and politics The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast for growth increased to 2.1 per cent, up from two per cent, for 2016, but [...]