London Street Food Bank: ‘No-one Goes Hungry In London’
A voluntary group sharing food with homeless and low income people in the street
poverty
Extra, Extra
There was big news from Libya, but here’s what happened closer to home
London Riot Suspects Come From Poorest Areas Of London
The Financial Times and Guardian have been crunching the numbers, and come up with some unsurprising findings.
Living Conditions In Heart Of London ‘Not To Be Envied’
Fear and loathing in the City: new Atlas maps the rise of crime and anti-social behaviour in London’s wealthiest boroughs.
Child Poverty Figures Make Grim Reading For London Boroughs
Save the Children has released a batch of statistics which highlight the shocking levels of child poverty in parts of the United Kingdom — with several London boroughs among the worst.
Big Firms Sign Up To London Living Wage
Photo by ~Duncan~ from the Londonist Flickr pool Companies like Bank of America Merrill Lynch, L’Oreal and JP Morgan have signed up to ensure all staff on their books earn at least £7.85 an hour – the London Living Wage. This is an excellent way …
Extra, Extra
Mr. & Mrs. Gates have donated $1m to London’s School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Pre-7/7 intelligence reports are to be made public. Police in Parliament Square have persuaded Tamil sit-down protestors to move. Operation Trident police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man …
Highlighting the Plight of Destitute Asylum Seekers
Of the anywhere from 25,000 to 100,000 people who apply for asylum in the UK each year, Amnesty International estimates that approximately two-thirds are turned away. Once rejected, applicants are given 21 days to leave the country, at which point those without children are cut …
Live Review: Parka @ Borderline
Remember when indie bands had a want to succeed? A desire to achieve? Not many bands have it in this corporate day and age, towing the line, saying what they’re told (yes, Scouting For Girls, we’re looking at you), however one band seems like they …
Londonist Stays In
It’s the week before Christmas, and like us, you’re probably panicking because you’ve still got loads of shopping to do. If you have a spare night when you’re not out at wild and crazy office Christmas parties or fighting the crowds on Oxford Street, here …
Welcome Bach – London’s Hero Busker
Welcome bach, David Juritz. This classical musician can add another string to his already well-tuned bow – as an ace fund-raiser. He has spent the last 4½ months fiddling his way around the world, not only to cover the costs of his 50 city, 24 …
