One of the most shocking political stories of last year was the accusations of bullying in the youth wing of the party, which involved the tragic suicide of one of their members. It shocked a nation and brought the whole party under intense scrutiny. An inquiry was set up to ...
By Deborah Hodge There has been a surge in poverty porn programmes of late. One of the most controversial was “the great British Benefits Handout” giving households £24K in cash to come off benefits and plotting their progress. A close second is the Channel 5 programme about people’s lives on benefits ...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent On 4 August 2016, the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent after a record seven years. The record low cut comes as an attempt to offset the threat ...
There have been many reports and indicators that the UK economy is struggling post-Brexit. It is still early to tell but a Treasury report today does not make great reading. The Independent reports the document indicated that most of the major banking institutions in the capital have cut their growth ...
“Just because you don’t feel you should need something, doesn’t mean you don’t.” When HBO announced they would be making a movie version of Looking rainbow flags rejoiced around the world. With only two seasons under its belt, the San Francisco based dramedy following a group of gay men was ...
We’ve all fallen victim to the dreaded white-back-bronzed-body look because we haven’t been able to reach the area while self-tanning. But the beauty faux pas may be a thing of the past now - thanks to British tanning product Bronzie which came to the rescue of fake tanners last month. ...
Brewed: Brooklyn, New York Strength: 6.9% ABV Brooklyn Brewery are one of the very few craft beer giants that deliver consistency, when brewing is concerned. Their flagship lager is, somehow, nothing like the over-sweetened, over-carbonated lagers that we’re used to in the UK, and is all the better for it. ...
As the largest global provider of qualifications in the fields of wines and spirits, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) have teamed up with three of London’s top bars this year to offer a series of immersive ‘From Still to Bar’ experiences. Each focusing on a different spirit, June ...
Owen Smith left the BBC studio contest against Jeremy Corbyn today and thought it had gone well, until he spoke to his team. Smith said to his campaigners: “It wasn’t like I offered to do the job or anything, I never said I had experience negotiating with other terrorist groups…oh ...