The Death of a Salesman: Review
By Jack Peat, TLE Editor The possibilities that encapsulate the American Dream are oft dramatized but rarely grow old. It is an ideal that has arguably grown more relevant over time. The principles of the free market – boundless prosperity, success and the upward social mobility for the family and children - are as intoxicating as they are perplexing. Rarely does a dream seem so close and yet so far away. It is almost a dystopian quandary that we’re not...
Second Time Lucky for the SNP
By Max Bluer Thursday evening and the British general election’s exit poll has just been released; it accurately predicts massive gains for the Europhobic Conservative Party and the Scottish Nationalist Party – the driving force behind last year’s referendum on Scottish independence. That noise you heard when the news broke was supporters of the left, of the integrity of the United Kingdom and of the European project banging their collective head against the nearest wall. David Cameron and his government...
Live Review: Belle and Sebastian
By Adam Turner (AdamTurnerPR) 11.5.15, Methodist Central Hall, Westminster After floating around the stage for 90 minutes, dancing to the sound of his band's subtle, harmonious tones, Stuart Murdoch proved last night that he is still as classy and jovial a performer as he ever has been. The Glaswegian musician, who has been Belle and Sebastian's front man for almost 20 years, lit up an otherwise dull Monday evening in London, in front of an audience of devoted fans at...
Allsop launches first online-only auction for new build homes
By Bea Patel, Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent, the estate agent comparison site Allsop, the UK's market leader in commercial and residential property auction is set to change the landscape of purchasing new build and off plan properties globally. With over 100 years of industry experience, it has launched the country’s first online-only auction site for new build homes. Gary Murphy, Allsop’s Residential Auction Partner Gary Murphy, Allsop’s Residential Auction Partner said: “this new service provides...
Pai in the Sky
By Harry Bedford Connotations of Thailand tend to revolve around beautiful sun-drenched beaches, crystal-clear water and small bays surrounded by protective rocks and palm trees, but head to the mountains of Northern Thailand, near the Burmese border, and you’ll discover the quirky town of Pai. Ninety miles north of Thailand’s second city, Chiang Mai, along a road with over 700 bends, Pai is a sleepy town in a valley surrounded by a serene mountain backdrop that is fast becoming a...
The Changing Face of British Politics needs a Different Press
By Pieter Cranenbroek The day after the UK general election, a Dutch journalist commented that ‘as long as the British press is giving out voting advice, you’re better off reading cat blogs.’ Although most European newspapers can be linked to a certain political group, this relationship is rarely as explicit as in the British media. With more flavours on the political menu and a surge in floating voters, it becomes increasingly important for newspapers to hide their political partisanship. There were...
Turner Prize 2015: London collective makes the shortlist
A London collective of young artists, architects and designers has made the Turner Prize shortlist. Assemble works across the art, architecture and design. The 18 members began working together in 2010, seeking to address the typical disconnection between the public and the process by which places are made. The collective champions a working practice that is "interdependent and collaborative", according to its website, seeking to actively involve the public as both participant and collaborator in the on-going realisation of the...
C.S.R. should mean ‘Collective Shareholder Responsibility’
By Marc Cave, co-founder of communication consultancy, Green Cave People Social values drive commercial value. That statement might feel empty to many business leaders. But when Unilever reports that their 'brands with purpose' are growing at twice the speed of others in their portfolio, it’s time to sit up and take note. Startups intrinsically understand this need to do good in order to do well. Looking at young ventures like Perfect World (premium ice cream made of nutrients that are...
Ten years of the CREEKSIDE OPEN in Deptford
Beside a creek in south London’s Deptord, is the Art in Perpetuity Trust, or A.P.T, a warehouse of cooperative studios and gallery space. In 2005, A.P.T celebrated its tenth anniversary by launching an open competition for visual artists, CREEKSIDE OPEN. A further ten years on and the bi-annual competition is still going strong. We caught up with CREEKSIDE OPEN organiser, Liz May, to find out more about the competition at the end of its first decade. “At that time, ten...