By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.” ― Karl Marx If there was ever an example of 21st century Marxism, the open letter fiasco between Russell Brand and Jo 'the disgruntled RBS worker' would be it. ...
London has come out as the most expensive place to party on New Year's Eve in a new study that compares popular cities around the world. The poll revealed that almost a quarter of Brits prefer to celebrate the night abroad in order to party harder for their budget, with a ...
By Bill Lytton The Rochester and Strood by-election delivered more than a second Ukip MP last week. In fact, the incumbency of former Conservative Mark Reckless was backseat news to other, more telling, political situations. Namely that, in Alberto Nardelli’s words, “Britain has gone from a two-three party system to ...
By Pieter Cranenbroek Last month, protesters against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) carried a Trojan Horse onto a square in Amsterdam. The horse was not nearly as big as the original one that, according to myth, marked the fall of Troy, but its message was clear: the trade ...
The Mayor of London's office has skirted big questions over the financing of the 2014 New Year's Eve fireworks display after a Freedom of Information request into the matter bore little fruit. Plans were announced late in September to ticket the event to control crowds after an estimated 500,000 people ...
London’s property market has been booming in recent years, bouncing back after the recession far faster than anywhere else. But for those in the capital who want to get onto the property ladder for the first time, affordability is a major issue, with the average cost of a new home ...
The general public is becoming increasingly conscious of business ethics. Look at the front pages of newspapers, Twitter feeds, the placards of street protesters and it’s clear that ethics and particularly the green aspect of business ethics is something that consumers are particularly keen to see businesses addressing, and not just ...
By Nathan Lee Wealth first, Londoners second. That has been the Conservative Mayor of London's policy throughout his tenure in which London house prices have become folly for wealthy overseas investors, pushing house prices to an average of half a million pounds and out of reach of the people that live ...
By Steve Taggart It appears it isn't just ex-Tory MP Brooks Newmark who has an eye for members of the opposite sex, they really shouldn't have. The Tories have come top of a political list of love cheats in a new survey. This week the Conservatives host their annual party conference in Manchester ...