Brexit Negotiators Learn Of Interesting European Alliance
Brexit MP David Davis has learnt of an interesting European alliance in which you pay to have access to the single market. The fee, thought to be around £350 million a week, would allow the UK access into an innovative scheme dubbed the European Union, with the caveat that we observe the other three freedoms. Mr Davis is thought to be tremendously upbeat about the scheme which has the potential to appease concerns over economic isolation in one fell swoop....
How to Escape America
As a native Nigerian, Nobel Prize winner and American citizen Wole Soyinka had felt encouraged that for the past eight years those on the African continent could boast that they had a contemporary descendent ruling the United States. Barack Obama rode to election victory on the back of messages of hope, progressiveness and equality, and yet he has been succeeded by a man who is the antithesis of all those things, leaving a disenfranchised hole in the heart of America. When...
Breakfast to Bedtime: Inside London’s All-Day Dining Scene
When I was a student in Newcastle there was a famous bakery that used to open its doors in the early hours of the morning to feed boozed-up students returning from town. Devoid of kebab shops, pizza places or any other form of late night greaseathons in Jesmond the bakery did rather well out of early morning sales, and it didn't cost them to staff the operation because most of their bakers were in at the crack of dawn anyway. Their business...
Moana: Film Review
By Linda Marric @Linda_Marric Moana is the latest big-budget holiday season animation from the team responsible for Disney’s continued renaissance. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, who gave us the timeless Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, this charming and engaging adventure has an empowering, life-affirming message with a subject matter that will withstand the test of time. Voiced by Hawaiian actress Auli’i Cravalho, Moana is the daughter of a Pacific Islands chieftain who goes on the quest of a...
Poorest London Boroughs Give Most to Charity
The poorest boroughs in London give more to charity than the richest, according to a new study. Research has shown that many poor Londoners who cannot afford to feed their children are more generous than richer residents, by donating more to charity than stingier rich areas. Islington and Bromley boroughs are the most tight-fisted while the most generous are Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney and Haringey. Tower Hamlets and Newham have high levels of child poverty - 44 per cent and...
Hypnotic Video Shows Mince Pies Rolling Off The Production Line At A Rate Of 720 A Minute
It's the first day of December and it's officially time to start posting Christmas related stories. A hypnotic video released today shows mince pies rolling off the production line at the Asda mince pie HQ in Barnsley, South Yorks, at the rate of 720 every MINUTE. The mesmerising video follows the process from start to finish as buttered pastry is piped down from a secret room onto the production line. Asda’s secret recipe of pre-mixed ingredients including fruit and spices...
London’s Best New Restaurant Openings – December 2016
With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, here’s our pick of the best new restaurants arriving in London over the coming month. Ceru – South Kensington After offering a number of tasters around the capital, as well as having appeared a number of music festivals in recent years, Ceru will open its first permanent site this month. Taking over a site in South Kensington, the restaurant is heavily inspired by husband and wife team Barry and Patricia Hilton’s travels...
Beer of the Week – Wild Card Brewery ‘Ace of Spades’
Brewed: Walthamstow, London Strength: 4.7% ABV Founded on the back of a hobby that turned into an obsession, Wild Card Brewery functions from its own site in Walthamstow, having opened at the beginning of 2014. Since launching, Wild Card has become renowned for producing no-nonsense, uncompromising beers with a four-strong core range inspired by playing cards. These include a ‘Jack of Clubs’ ruby ale, ‘Queen of Diamonds’ hoppy IPA, ‘King of Hearts’ blonde beer, and ‘Ace of Spades’ – "a classic London...
If the UK became cashless what would happen?
Looking into the consequences of a cashless society online cartridge retailer, Cartridge Save have been speaking to people in the UK to find out how they would feel if we became cashless. The study, part of their research into how people in the UK have adapted to new technologies,looked at what technologies people have adopted in the UK and if they are ready to move into the future. They found that many people are happy to adapt to contactless technology, however...