Buried in a 19,800 word Spectator essay written by former online editor and Vote Leave director Dominic Cummings is an admission: The Brexit referendum was won by lying to the public. The piece, found here, is well worth reading but also falls victim to classic mansplaining of a complex issue with many words wasted on prose that most politicians would be proud of, working around the subject rather than delving in to the heart of it. Of course, that's for a very good reason, because...
Sport News 24/7 Episode 22: The one with the picture of Shanks having a lie down TheLondonEconomic.com Sport brings you Flats and Shanks Rugby podcast. If you love rugby, sport or just changing room chat, you'll love this. This week the guys get serious and actually talk a lot about Rugby (soz). They also talk about Flat's Six Nations TV commentary debut of the England v France game and big words like 'Rickshaws'. Oh, and also a complete review of Round One...
London's most romantic restaurants for Valentine's Day Valentine’s Day is around the corner and if you like me have left booking a place to eat until the last moment, never fear. We have a list of London’s 10 most romantic restaurants to eat from this weekend right through to the special day. From Nordic set menus to wine matching evenings we have compiled something for everyone in this list of London’s Valentine hotspots. There is also something to suit all...
Set in Pittsburg in the 1950s and adapted from August Wilson’s 1983 award-winning play of the same name, Fences is the third feature from Denzel Washington in his directorial guise. The play was part of a bigger body of work titled The Pittsburgh Cycle which charters black lives across the decades of the 20th century. The film has been one the most long awaited projects of the last 30 years. After winning the Pulitzer prize in 1987, the play was...
The idea of going to a spa has always filled me with dread. Walking around in a robe with my bare feet on display, quietly shuffling in slippers five sizes too big, while a stranger prods at me with their bare hands? The whole thing gives me the heebie-jeebies. It's everything I stand against – luxury, relaxation, and calm. But I'm 28 now, and decided it was time to grow up and learn how to be at peace. Travelling from...
There is a different kind of products; we can use in your own business. Using such kind of goods will make it easier to do your business, and it will also help you to make more and more profit, which is the product that everybody wants from a business. Among the various products, which you need for your business, here are the top 5 products; doing your own business should use us. Laptop There is no doubt when you consider...
The last Concorde made its final journey to a new home today - just a quarter of a mile and at a walking pace. The iconic supersonic plane was towed across an airfield to an indoor hangar in preparation for it becoming the centrepiece of a new £16 million aerospace museum. Bristol Aviation Centre, which will celebrate the city's aviation history, is due to open this summer. This particular Concorde - number 216, registration G-BOAF - was the last of 20...
Police are investigating after a couple who cancelled a carpet cleaning job because of a miscarriage claim they were told by the firm: "you deserved to lose your baby". Distressed Dean and Charlotte Coutts booked a session with Clean Carpets Plymouth but called it off when she was rushed to hospital. Two weeks after losing what would have been their first child they were stunned to receive an £85 invoice for the job - but refused to pay. They claim...
On a humid afternoon last summer, I met with Jay Rayner in order to interview the esteemed restaurant critic over lunch. Jay chose for us to meet at Dumplings Legend on Gerrard Street, the beating heart of London’s China Town, and alongside talking about his new book and stage show, we spoke in quite some depth about Jay’s love of Chinese food - dim sum in particular. I, too, have always been fond of dim sum, but since eating at...
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