With more than 900 of them littered around houses in London, the blue plaque has become a focal part of our historical streets commemorating celebrities, politicians and nobility. The scheme, started by the Royal Society of Arts and administered by English Heritage since The Greater London Council (GLC) was abolished, ...
In a victory for business transparency, a cross-party call for multinationals to make public where they pay tax and in what places they do business, has been given the nod by the Government. There has been increasing pressure from politicians and the wider public to hold these huge companies to ...
Many people were very underwhelmed by David Davis yesterday in the Commons. He made a speech to the house to talk about Brexit, in his capacity as Minister for Brexit. After most of the summer to come up with a clear Brexit strategy he came out with classics such as ...
The fall-out from the decision to leave the EU has had a knock on effect on higher education in the UK, according to the QS world University Rankings. Uncertainty over immigration rules and access the EU research funding are to be blamed for the drop in rankings. There are concerns ...
In the first of our Arctangent 2016 interviews, The London Economic braved the rain to catch up with Glasgow instrumentalists Dialects. Conor and Steven talk new music, superhuman fretwork and the future of post rock. TLE: Thanks for taking the time to chat to us, Dialects. I’ve heard you’ve been ...
There was a surge in attacks on foreign people post-referendum but there are concerns that gypsies, travellers and Roma are not reporting attacks on their community. It is thought they have also suffered a rise in attacks since the referendum, but the community does not trust the police to deal ...
It is astounding what can make you money these days, but one woman’s dog has become so famous, he has paid her to go to medical school. So far, husky Anusko, has raised a huge £20,000 through copyright of his pictures and personal appearances. Thanks to her steely glared pup, ...
On the left of the political spectrum there has always been a deep distrust of "business". Business was seen to be the enemy of working men and women so politics was seen as a zero-sum game. Things that were good for business were assumed to be bad for workers and ...
If you've picked today to travel out of London, you may be in for a bit of a shock. A series of incidents has resulted in flights been grounded at London City, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Black Live Matter protesters stormed onto the runway at London City Airport leading to ...