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Ian Westworth and Paul Robeson keep Big Ben ticking by Harriet Armstrong Pictures of Londoners whose work is essential to the city go on show today in a free photography exhibition at City Hall. Forget politicians and celebrities, these portraits present the people who operate …

If you want to step up a gear careerwise or have committed to do a best man speech or generally get the willies over public speaking then you might want to be at PresentationCamp London this weekend. It’s billed as an “unconference” about speaking skills …

Image / Haemmboerger Has the harsh economic climate driven philosopher and School of Life founder Alain de Botton to a gig at the grubby coalface of customer service? Not quite: according to The Observer, he’s taken a job at Terminal 5 in order to research …

Here at Londonist we love to indulge in all sorts of devilishly scrumptious treats. However, we know healthy, conscientious eating is the key to a happy life. Okay office rats. We know you all bring home the bacon and are well aware that many of …

Performance art can be challenging. But we love a challenge and we love The Foundry. So we made the effort to see Astrid Bin’s “Do Your Work”. The deal is this: for 2 weeks you can watch the artist at work. Then you can buy …

Anyone with an ounce of common sense should be able to tell you that work-related stress is not good for the health, a bit like cigarettes, junk food and bullets. But, since many of those who make decisions regarding our working lives seem to be …