A PCSO has been branded a "bully" for confiscating a man’s sealed bottle of cider and pouring it in a bin - claiming he wasn’t allowed to have it on the street. Video footage shows the support officer taking the 3L bottle of Frosty Jack's Apple Cider from a 10p...
Ryainair is set to charge £6 for pull-along suitcases from November in a shake-up of its cabin rules. The low cost airline will only allow passengers to take on “small personal bag” into the cabin for free, which will be required to fit under the seat in front. A charge...
In August 2013 The London Economic was founded as an online newspaper designed to offer a genuine alternative to the mainstream press. In the following years we have worked tirelessly to support a liberal, progressive and inclusive voice at a time when the media landscape has veered dangerously to the right,...
When George Osborne initiated sweeping austerity cuts in the wake of the financial collapse it soon became apparent that the arts would be the first on the chopping board. Unlike hospitals, policing and defence the creative sectors don’t have the immediacy or even the public sensitivity boasted by their counterparts,...
Mushrooms have been revealed to be Britain's favourite pizza topping in a nationwide study, narrowly ousting pepperoni to the top spot. According to the research the average Brit will munch their way through 731 pizzas in their lifetime – or an incredible 5,847 slices. It also emerged the typical pizza...
The Conservative Party received more money from dead people in legacies than they did from membership fees from living people last year, party figures show. Membership plummeted by 40 per cent in 2017, returning just £835,000 to the party's coffers compared to £1.5 million the year before. But the Conservatives managed...
The Conservative party has suffered a collapse in the income it draws from membership fees as Labour and the Liberal Democrats see significant increases. According to party accounts the money earned from their membership plummeted by more than 40 per cent in 2017. By contrast membership income for the Labour...
Plans to build 2,000 homes on a disused airfield in Guildford have been rejected to the dismay of young renters in the area. Guildford Borough Council shunned a proposal and subsequent appeals from landowners Wisley Property Investments Limited (WPIL) to build the much-needed housing. Local campaigners Wisley Action Group (WAG)...
Average earnings in Britain are £13 a week lower than they were ten years ago, a Resolution Foundation report has revealed. The damning study found the ‘Just About Managing’ group accounted for half of the rise in employment since 2008/09, meaning The Conservatives’ oft celebrated jobs boom has been driven...