In Pictures: The Evolution of London Docklands
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The London Docklands have experienced a tremendous amount of change over its history, much of which has been broadly representative of how the city has evolved as a whole. The docks were a response to an increased demand for secure shipping space that would be protected from the elements, with the first dock build towards the end of the 17th century providing a large, secure and sheltered anchorage with room for 120 large vessels.The Howland Great...
10 Ways to Make Travelling Fun for Both Parents and Kids
By Emma Waight With summer looming it’s time to think about travel, or more specifically, travelling with kids. If the nightmare of Easter travel chaos is fresh in your mind, you should be looking for ways to ease the drama for the half term and summer holidays. Travelling with kids can turn what should be a relaxing holiday into a stressful affair. Even relatively short car journeys can test your patience in the (traffic) jam-packed summer season but with a...
The Emperor’s New Clothes – Film Review
By Dr Katy Shaw ‘There is nothing in this film you don’t already know’ declares Russell Brand in the opening scene of Michael Winterbottom’s new movie about the 2007-8 financial crisis Emperor’s New Clothes. A joint project between heavy-weights of the directing and comedy worlds, the movie’s main focus is the financial crash of 2007-8 and its consequences, from bankers’ bonuses at HSBC and Citibank, to the Occupy movement, corporate tax-dodging by Vodaphone and Apple, the privatisation of housing and zero hours contracts....
Food and Drink Guide To St. George’s Day in London
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food As Londoners, year after year we find ourselves lacking the enthusiasm and pride that a day regarding our patron saint should be filled with, constantly becoming put to shame by the wide scale city celebrations that surround St. Patrick’s Day in March. And with April 23rd marking our national “feast day” for St. George, albeit not referring to the type of feast that includes a large banquet, it seems fitting for us to provide...
If Labour fails to win the election, it should blame its strategy not Ed Miliband
By Pieter Cranenbroek As Owen Jones has noted, the Tory election campaign has proved far from a Machiavellian plan to win the election. The Conservatives’ personal attacks on Labour leader Ed Miliband have backfired and they are openly mocked for making silly blank cheque promises. Good news for Labour, except there is one problem: Labour is still more or less tied with the Tories. Many blame Miliband’s persona for this but Labour’s real problem is its inability to influence the...
NUS Reveal Liar Liar Advertising Campaign
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The NUS is set to reveal a national advertising campaign targeted at MPs who voted to increase student fees, with billboards across Sheffield, Manchester and London from Thursday 23rd April. Dubbed 'the 2010 pledge breakers' the advertisement attacks MPs who pledged to scrap tuition fees before voting for the increase. Prominent locations in London Victoria, Sheffield Central and Manchester Piccadilly have been selected with the billboards being erected overnight tonight to be up for the...
Blue Moon Blues: City’s Season Collapse
Sport News 24/7 By Simon White @SimonWhite14 @TLE_Sport If anyone had predicted the Premier League table to read Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City in April at the start of this season, they would have been ridiculed. And rightly so. While Arsenal and United can be proud of their recent form and winning runs, it is only down to a catastrophic loss of form for City that the two clubs boast their positions. Billed as the only potential challengers to...
Lack of Fairy Tale Endings is Why Sport Remains So Enthralling
Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh @mchughr @TLE_Sport The scene was set, and the script was written. On his 35th birthday, Steven Gerrard would lift the FA Cup as captain of his boyhood club, before riding off into the sunset for one last payday in the MLS with LA Galaxy. It was to provide a fitting end to the career of one of the defining figures in English football. But as the ball looped into the arms of Steven Gerrard...
Dulwich Hamlet FC – a step closer to becoming a supporter-owned club
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport As National Supporter Ownership Week comes to a close, Dulwich Hamlet FC and Hadley Property Group have announced exciting plans for a new stadium and for the south London club to be majority-owned by the supporters. The Hamlet, currently fourth in the Ryman Isthmian Premier League, hope that this initiative will enable the club to flourish in the coming years with the supporters trust retaining casting voting rights. ...