In 2011, there were approximately 30.6 million visitors into London, who each spent an average of £584*. It’s evident that London is a hotspot for tourists, but how welcoming are we as Londoners? After a recent trip to Brazil, it became apparent to me that maybe we in London look at tourists as […]

The old political division between Left and Right is largely over. The great ideological battles of the twentieth century were buried under the rubble of the Iron Curtain, yet with neither side wining out. As a result we live in an age largely devoid of ideology, in which big ideas […]

July 14th 2012- Today the Olympic torch passes through York; a place seemingly too small to be granted the honour but apparently a place with enough charisma to earn itself the privilege anyway. It’s 3pm and the main route, a long stretch of road running from the A64 straight into the heart of […]

Lady Gaga has become the first Twitter user ever to have more than 27 million followers. On 4th July, the unconventional US singer reached the social media milestone when the 26th million follower joined her online community at @LadyGaga and in the time between then and going to press, she’s […]

Principal Photography recently started in earnest on the latest instalment of the Die Hard film franchise. This latest blockbuster movie, A Good Day to Die Hard, released in 2013, comes twenty-four years after the original. Bruce Willis will once again don the white vest and attempt to foil some kind […]

Is Jenson Button headed in the wrong direction? 18th March 2012 – Jenson Button dominates the Australian Grand Prix to take the lead of the Formula One World Championship, finishing ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso. 8th July 2012 – Jenson Button struggles to a […]

Lucca is a beautiful town surrounded by a twelve metre thick and twenty-five metre high 16th century wall, which runs around Lucca’s entirety and protects the city. On top of the wall is a broad walk and cycle-way and there’s no better way to take in the city than to […]

The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that the hugely controversial UK Digital Economy Act is compatible with European Union legislation. British internet service providers British Telecom (BT) and Talk Talk lost an appeal about those stipulations of the Digital Economy Act that force providers to actively combat copyright infringements. […]