Mayoral Election: How Does London Fare In Fares?
We compared tube fares with those of other cities.
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Interview: Jane Bussmann @ The Tabernacle
Comedy writer Jane Bussmann has been there and done that, from interviewing celebs to chasing a man all the way to Africa.
Art Preview: London Transport Posters @ MoMA New York
For anybody in Manhattan over the next few months (or indeed any Noo Yawkers interested in transport design), the Museum of Modern Art has a new exhibition dedicated to London Underground posters. The small show has twenty posters from some of the leading Modernist designers, …
TripAdvisor – Thumbs Down, Tony Awards – Thumbs Up
We learned yesterday that London was not included in TripAdvisor’s top 25 best locations to visit on Earth. It also did not appear in the top 25 European tourist destinations, did not rank high in the top UK destinations and, woe, only scored high as …
Shanghai Could Overtake London As Financial Centre
Ed Harcourt woz ere In the competition to be the world’s capital of finance, London could soon be pushed into third place. A survey by law firm Eversheds of 600 senior business executives concluded that Shanghai would probably overtake London in the next decade, with …
London Ranks Third On List Of Financial Powerhouses
Image by Stuart-Lee London has lost it’s lead as the world’s financial capital, according to Bloomberg. In fact, we’ve been soundly trounced: in the quarterly poll of 1,500 investors and analysts, 29% said Wall Street would be the best place for financial services two years …
Union Talks Tough Over Tube Strike Threat
Image / zefrog Not usually known for his sunny disposition, it’s of little surprise that RMT leader Bob Crow has reacted furiously to the notion that Tube bosses might head out on jaunts to the US to lend their expertise to the New York subway. …
The Lower East Side Comes To Soho
Like ever-squabbling siblings, New York and London seem locked in a permanent, petty argument about who cuts the most edges when it comes to design and fashion. In order to settle the point (and sell a few garments along the way), the two cities have …
First transatlantic nonstop arrives London City
Shortly before 7 this morning, the first ever transatlantic flight from New York JFK to tidgy London City Airport is due to touch down. In fact, estimated for 6.48am it’s trespassing pretty close to the airport’s noise abatement limit of no flights before 0630. Will …
Boris Johnson Sells London To Americans
As a native Noo Yoiker himself — he was born in the city and lived there for his first few months — it’s appropriate that the Mayor is going in person to the Big Apple to sell Manhattanites on London as the city for tourism …
London Now Cheaper Than New York
IN YOUR FACE New York The latest cost of living survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals London has slipped out of the top ten most expensive cities in the world – from 8th to 27th. As retailers cut prices and the pound slowly dies …
