Owen Smith has claimed he would have won the 2017 General Election if he had defeated Jeremy Corbyn. The former Labour leadership contender tried to oust Corbyn in July 2016 because of fractions in the party. He wrote on Twitter at the time: "On July 27 I asked @jeremycorbyn 3 times ...
On the whole I rather enjoyed my writing career. I phrase that in the past tense as there are only two possible outcomes after sending in this commentary: my editor at The London Economic responds with purple-faced rage at my effrontery in assuming that this publication would ever under any ...
The tide appears to be turning against leaving the EU. A new poll found that 54 per cent of Brits would now vote to stay within the European Union. The poll, by Survation, may indicate to the government that they should opt for a softer Brexit, as the majority of ...
With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London's best new restaurants openings taking place over the coming month. Nobu – Shoreditch Rivalling The Ned as a new contender for the title of East London’s hottest new hotel opening – the first UK ...
How Stratajet has made the luxury of private air travel more accessible than ever.
Launched this week, Waterloo Food Month runs through July. A month long programme of food and drink-based events around Waterloo, featured events will include immersive workshops, master classes, talks from experts and various tastings. Culminating with the event, Bridget Virden from the community-focussed Meanwhile Club in Waterloo held a ‘Make, ...
Of all the probing questions that might have been proffered up by Amol Rajan in the first episode of BBC Radio 4's Media Show since the General Election an examination into whether Fleet Street has lost its influence on British politics probably wasn't one of them. But as it was the episode, which ...
This is a full list of the MP’s who voted against an amendment to end the public sector pay cap imposed since 2010 and halt further emergency services cuts. Last night Theresa May survived the first test of her slim minority government, defeating a Labour Party amendment to the Queen’s ...
We all recall when Thai food was the ‘thing of the moment’ a few years ago. I even remember my local pub at the time serving Thai food rather than classic pub grub, so it’s hard to imagine that any of us are strangers to Pad Thai. Thai Square has ...