50% use social media when jobhunting
By Charlie Allen According to a recent research study, 50% of the public are using social media to find a job, and 90% of companies are using it to find staff. There are also websites which aim to help job searching and recruitment through the use of social networking. Abzuna, a job adverting website conducted a nationwide survey which asked over 1000 UK adults... Read More
London Fire Brigade Demonstrate Against Cuts
Fire Brigade Demonstrate Against Cuts By Charlie Allen Protesters at Union Street. Image from London-SE1.co.uk My radio package and interviews at the demonstration: Fire Cut Demonstration in Southbank A demonstration took place outside the meeting by the LFEPA (London Fire and Emergency planning authority) on Monday 21st January, opposing the recent Fire brigade... Read More
News In Brief – Sarandip Singh Batt
News in Brief – Week Beginning 12th March 2012 The UK Plans to legalise Gay marriage in 2015 were formally introduced by the Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone despite the Archbishop of Canterbury quitting over the issue. Network Rail has been fined £1m for failures that led to the deaths of 2 teenage girls at a level crossing in Essex. Liberal Democrat activists defied... Read More
News in Brief – Sarandip Singh Batt
The UK As pressure builds on the Lib Dems to either vote down or dilute the NHS bill, Nick Clegg is ready to ignore his own party if it votes to kill off the Government’s controversial NHS reforms at a policy-making conference next week. David Cameron was accused of playing a game of ‘smoke and mirrors’ to avoid imposing an outright immediate ban on wild animals in travelling... Read More
Differing Agendas at Occupy
By Annie Darling The Occupy London Stock Exchange (LSX) protest is a phenomenal affair. Since the 15th October, small multi-coloured tents have sprung up at the foot of St Paul’s Cathedral and over 200 protesters have taken up residence, campaigning against corporate greed and inequality. Having vowed to remain in the area until Christmas, many sport placards promoting ‘social... Read More
Local pub owner prepares to go foreign for football
By Angela Yussuff A British pub owner has announced plans to cancel his current Sky Sports subscription. He favours of one of the cheaper European decoders, following the court victory of Portsmouth pub landlady, Karen Murphy. Michael Loughnane, 38, owns the Bailey pub on Holloway Road. He said it would: “be stupid” not to switch to a foreign decoder, after the European Court... Read More
How are you marking the Queen’s Jubilee?
By Georgia Ellmore 2012 will see some remarkable events – the Olympics in London, some epic film releases and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – but just how important is the latter to the general public? With millions of viewers watching the royal wedding last year, many people will argue that the monarchy is stronger than ever. But in actual fact, much of the populous aren’t... Read More
What’s happening to HE?
By Claire Locke, Students’ Union President On Wednesday 9th November, thousands of students from all over the country marched through London against the government’s plans for universities. Their white paper for higher education calls itself ‘Putting Students at the Heart of the System’. As the President of the Students’ Union at London Metropolitan University,... Read More
London’s Anarchy Aftermath
By Sam Dury On August 6 a new light was shed on London, as scenes that have not been witnessed since the Brixton Riots of the 80s dominated our screens. As fires spread across the capital, so did looting, destruction and eventually full-blown anarchy. The catalyst for these actions was the allegedly unprovoked shooting of Mark Duggan by a police officer. But the riots opened a can... Read More