By Sarah Townsend So it turns out I don't know the country I live in. On the 23rd of June I thought that I lived in a moderate democracy where people benefitted from their ability to read and hear fact-based and impartial information afforded to us by to our right ...
By Tom Lowenstein @stoopnik As it emerges that the parliament petition was actually set up by a pro-leave right wing activist, huge numbers of votes from ineligible countries could undermine Remainers’ hopes of a second referendum The petition demanding a second EU referendum has now passed three million signatures, but ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor After David Cameron stepped down after a resounding defeat in the EU referendum many assume that the Chancellor will now have to leave his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Osborne had threatened to impose an emergency budget on the nation with another round of ...
Thursday. How on Earth is it not Saturday yet? Having been up marking some of my 250-plus books till the wee small hours, I wake up taking a few seconds to recall what day it is. I’m off on a course, which adds 90 minutes to my travelling time and ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The fall-out from the referendum result has spread through the Labour Party. Hilary Benn was sacked overnight, supposedly via a phone call, after he told the Labour leader he didn’t think he was up to the job. In reaction to this action half of the ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A policeman broke ranks from his colleagues and proposed to his partner in from of thousands of people at London's Gay Pride. A heartwarming moment and the officer, who seems to be on duty, made the romantic gesture at the world famous festival. Fellow officers ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor David Lammy, the MP for Tottenham, has pleaded for Brexit to not take place. His concerns have been raised as 1.8 million people have signed a petition demanding a new EU referendum. The website crashed as so many people tried to submit their petitions. On ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Two of the main pledges to win over the electorate, by the Leave campaign, have been rowed back on. During the EU campaign reducing immigration and funding the NHS were key messages that chimed with a huge amount of voters, especially first time voters. However, ...
Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor The London Economic's Sports Editor David de Winter and TLE Sports Columnist Richard de Winter review the group stages of EURO 2016 and look forward to the upcoming knockout matches.