A campaign has been launched to overturn the negative stereotyping of Essex girls after the term "Essex Girl" became officially recognised by dictionaries. Natasha Sawkins, 34, and Juliet Thomas, 32, have started an online petition to get the expression removed and have already had thousands of signatures in support. The Oxford...
Labour has been fined £20,000 by the Electoral Commission for failing to declare the infamous Ed Stone. The commission launched an investigation after it was found that “two payments “totalling £7, 614, relating to spending incurred on a stone tablet – referred to in the media as the “Ed Stone” –...
Regulators need to undergo a cultural change if we are to avoid sleepwalking into the next financial crisis, a new report has found. The study by Cass Business School for New City Agenda revealed that the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England need to go much further to...
Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at Theresa May saying the government is on course for a "chaotic" Brexit. The Labour leader criticised May's handling of the negotiations, saying he met socialist leaders in Brussels last week and "was given rather longer than the five minutes" that Theresa May was given to...
An unemployed man with severe learning difficulties who relies on foodbanks and spends days without electricity because of cuts to his benefits has been revealed as the real-life Daniel Blake following the film's release at cinemas. Sean Green, 49, says he has to rely on hot meals cooked by his neighbour...
A plane carrying EU officials has crashed at Malta International Airport, leaving at least five people dead. According to early reports those on board were EU border officials travelling to Libya. The crash happened at around 05:30 this morning. The Times of Malta said the plane had been leased from Luxembourg for...
Aside from the daily snubs and the repeated bouts of condescension thrown by urbanites, one of the biggest tragedies about the public's perception of the Big Issue is how misunderstood it is. Did you know, for example, that one of the most offensive things you can say to a vendor is, "here's the...
There’s a saying in the media industry that if you’re going to screw over one PR, you might as well screw over them all. Actually there’s not, but there really should be. Late last week I let rip on a Meantime Brewery campaign after receiving their latest gimmick that is a...
The banks of the Thames are awash with good restaurants in central London, but if you want something special it lies around 35 nautical miles down-river. Bray on Thames is a village a set on the banks of the river a stone's throw from Maidenhead and five miles north-west of...