Sean Sheehan finds superb accommodation in likely and unlikely places To many people, Japan seems a strange and unknown land. But nothing is more assuring than its hotels where the consummate grace and practised politeness of customer service is rooted in the country’s culture. The Park Hyatt, the location for ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The City of London has more than three times as many multi-millionaire bankers as the rest of the European Union combined. The number of bankers with a take home pay of over one million Euros (£800k) per annum rose to almost 3 thousand in 2014, ...
By Daniel Mackenzie (@EkcaLiena) There's a unique joy in spending hours in a dark underground bunker with nothing but bass heavy drones and noise for company, the brief shuffles and breaths of other audience members reminding you that you're not alone, or dreaming; then soon afterwards standing atop a cliff ...
Review by Michael Ewins/@E_Film_Blog Over guttural bass and wobbly drum loops spill a barrage of localized sprechgesang, and from the other side of the pit, stomping boots and tributes of spit. This is what a Sleaford Mods gig sounds like - intoxicated, caustic, and very funny. But a Sleaford Mods ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor 2015 was a record year for renewables, which also saw investment by developing countries overtake that of the developed world. It was the first time that renewable energy made up a majority of all the new electricity generation capacity under construction around the globe. This ...
The most crucial decision this year is upon us all, should we remain 'in' or 'out' of our winter coats. The country is split, and the decision can be make or break your plans for the future. Conflicted John Stones, 38 from Ebbsfleet said: 'I did a poll of my ...
The 2016 Budget has been hailed 'a toxic dose of austerity' by Green Party leader Natalie Bennett. Early calculations show that the poorest ten per cent of families see no gain from income tax cuts in the budget but the richest ten per cent get almost £200 a year. Bennett said: "The ...
By Abeer Sharma You would be forgiven for hoping that the upcoming referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union- the first since 1975- would present a ripe prospect to have a sensible, mature and enlightening debate about how we intend to steer the future direction of our country. ...
This is the latest guest feature from Richard Roberts, 26, author of Musings of a Young Londoner . If you would like to feature on The London Economic, you can submit your articles here. I’m a pro-capitalist social democrat. No, it’s not an oxymoron. It means roughly this: Philosophically, ...