EU referendum: Coalition of left-wing politicians including Yanis Varoufakis and John McDonnell make the case against Brexit May 28, 2016 A coalition of left-leaning politicians and commentators will unveil a new plan to stay in the European Union today in London with a day of "workshops and interactive sessions" they hope will inspire young people to vote. The group, organised under the banner, "Another Europe is Possible", includes Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, the Green [...]
EU referendum: Ed Miliband says Brexit camp will win as he calls on young people to vote May 28, 2016 Ed Miliband has said that the fate of the EU referendum is in the hands of young people and warned that without their votes, the Leave side will win on 23 June. Speaking at a campaign event for the Britain Stronger in Europe group this morning, the former Labour leader said, “the EU referendum could be [...]
It’ll take young Londoners more than a decade to save for one of David Cameron’s starter homes May 27, 2016 The government's new starter homes initiative has come in for a lot of flack – but this may be its most damning criticism yet. Yep: new figures by property services giant JLL show if the average young couple in the capital started saving now, they wouldn't get their hands on a starter home until 2028. That's more than [...]
The British seaside towns holding referendums to ban holiday homes May 27, 2016 Another Cornish seaside town is gearing up to introduce restrictions that will limit the sale of holiday homes. Fowey residents – where more than a third of the properties there are second homes – are being urged to back a plan which will give them more control of its development. They will vote in a referendum which could result [...]
Tech and engineering firms are flocking to a new tech hub in Silverstone May 27, 2016 Look out Silicon Roundabout, there's another tech hub out for the crown. Silverstone, the home of British motor racing, has been flooded recently with a raft of high-tech engineering businesses – and is now being branded as the Silverstone Technology Cluster. Property investment and development business MEPC – which is behind the development of Silverstone Park – has identified over [...]
Romeo and Juliet at The Garrick Review: Richard Madden and Lily James love it up in this Mafioso-themed production May 26, 2016 Perennial favourite Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly a great play, but it’s not always a good production. We all know the story – dumb rich kids making stupid choices – but for jaded modern audiences, it can be a struggle to care. Cynicism has encouraged a gimmicky approach in recent productions, with increasingly elaborate re-imaginings [...]
Blue/Orange at the Young Vic review: This 16 year old snapshot of a malfunctioning NHS still feels all too relevant May 26, 2016 Joe Penhall’s Blue/Orange was first performed at the National Theatre way back in 2000, roughly four hundred years ago now, but its depiction of an inter-bickering and resource-deprived NHS remains painfully relevant. Today it’s about pay. Back then it was all about beds. How many we’ve got, how many we need, and how many sick [...]
Blood, guts and dead foxes abound in bio-disaster horror Human Animals May 26, 2016 Who doesn’t love foxes? Those pointy orange chaperones of the night. Those bushy tailed wardens of the bins. Not quite a dog, but not quite a cat either, so-called scientists have yet to explain away their alluring vulpine mysteries. In dystopian horror Human Animals, the foxes (along with the pigeons and the mice and every [...]
Focus On Deptford: First time buyers flock to SE8 in search of affordable homes, but is it the new Shoreditch? May 26, 2016 In Tudor times, Deptford was the centre of the naval world. Operated by the Royal Navy from the mid-16th to the late 19th century, the Deptford Docks maintained warships for 350 years and attracted the greatest mariners of the time to its shores, from Sir Water Raleigh to Sir Francis Drake. But once the navy [...]
Common investment errors that are losing you money May 26, 2016 For all the fire and fury about institutional investors and corporate executives destroying long-term value by failing to think beyond the next quarter, perhaps it’s ordinary savers that have the greater problem. Despite more and more people enjoying lengthy periods in retirement, and funding that retirement increasingly being a responsibility of the individual, HSBC Global [...]