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 (Sunday 28th September to Wednesday 1st October). The survey by IllicitEncounters.com’s 900,000 members found that 37% of Conservative supporters would have a secret tryst if the opportunity arose. Lib Dem...

Nestled just behind Liverpool Street station and slightly away from the throngs of after work drinkers, Mrs TLE and I found the La Tagliata, an Italian brassiere on Sandy’s Row. We opted for the set menu, three courses (£29 a head) and just the one bottle of house white. Easier on the pocket…and on the head. Ok, we had a couple before we arrived, but don’t judge us! The A la carte menu looked interesting as well, with a wide...

By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic  Brits tend to approach Subcontinent cuisine with a degree of apprehension. Unlike other food imports the number of variables at play when perusing the menu surpass the basic ‘will I have that with chips’ and thus render us completely dumbfounded. Will it be too hot? How will my innocent palate react to unfamiliar spices? This apprehension has led to a new, British Indian cuisine consisting of Korma, the Glaswegian Tikka Masala, Rogan...

Do you like stuffed animals? (Well I do), then Forest Hill in South East London is the place for you. The Horniman museum has a huge collection and would be on your doorstep if you bought here. And a lot of people have been purchasing properties in the area. I’m not sure if it is due to the extensive taxidermy offering or the leafy streets and still fairly reasonable prices. Reasonable for London you understand, not in the traditional sense...

"Never so say no to pleasure,” Thierry Tomasin, Owner and Director of 'Brasserie de Luxe' Angelus said as he welcomed us to his French corner of London. Mrs TLE rarely does, so no problem there. Angelus, named after the family bell which Tomasin’s mother used to signal mealtimes where he grew up in South West France, feels special from the moment you walk in. We started the evening with a glass of champagne in the lounge at the back of...

By Anna Power @powersfilms '71 is a darkly disturbing, intensely evocative, riveting portrayal of a young soldier's experience of war, in the bitterest of conflicts, that of the Northern Ireland troubles. Jack O'Connell (Starred Up) is rapidly emerging as the actor of his generation with his elliptical, highly emotive performance as private Gary Hook, an army new recruit from small town Derbyshire. From children's home to army barracks, his first posting sees his troop rerouted to Belfast due to increasing...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor We all have those moments where we feel that the world is against us, that life is too hard or just have the Sunday night feeling. It is worth knowing that everyone gets like that sometimes. So whether you feel stuck or just need a dose of inspiration these should do the trick. 1.“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.”– Martin Luther King 2.“Never let your memories be greater than...

Sport News 24/7 By David Binder @davidpaulbinder The day was 24 May, 2003, the venue was Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium and the occasion was the Division Three play-off final between AFC Bournemouth and my team, Lincoln City. The match itself ended in disappointment with Lincoln City (or the Imps as they're affectionately known) losing 5-2, but it was the beginning of an allegiance which lasts to this day, and what a journey it’s been. Allow me to explain. The collapse of...

Tooting in South West London, is just one stop from up-market Balham and it is fast seeing the same gentrification of its Northern Line neighbour, which means you guessed it…the bargain boat has sailed. It has two tube stops; Tooting Broadway is the bustling multicultural area and Tooting Bec is quieter, more desirable and as expected more pricey. You have the feeling some of the less successful curry houses (of which there are many) might soon become trendy boutiques. Day after...