https://tobycarmichael.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for London, 2025enMon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/14072025-national-gallery-200-year-anniversary-to-be-celebrated-in-trafalgar-squareThe National Gallery has announced the final plans for its 200-year anniversary celebrations, set to culminate at Trafalgar Square this month. Rounding off the two-year, UK-wide Triumph of Art festivities in the Gallery’s honour, the event scheduled for 26 July will feature a parade up Whitehall followed by performances art, workshops and music. Turner prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, who has been commissioned to lead festivities, said he was relishing the unique opportunity. Deller...Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/14072025-national-gallery-200-year-anniversary-to-be-celebrated-in-trafalgar-squarehttps://www.swlondoner.co.uk/entertainment/14072025-review-nye-by-tim-price-at-the-national-theatreTim Price’s Nye is back on stage at the South Bank’s Olivier Theatre until August before it transfers for a limited run to Cardiff’s Millennium Centre. An ode to the eponymous hero Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan (Michael Sheen), Price’s play celebrates the life of this much-lauded member of post-war social democracy. Bevan is primarily remembered as the founder of the one socialist institution to have survived 20th-Century Britain, the National Health Service. Induced by morphine and, unknowingly,...Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/entertainment/14072025-review-nye-by-tim-price-at-the-national-theatrehttps://www.nelondoner.co.uk/entertainment/08072025-listen-the-hardcore-punk-revival-gripping-londons-underground-sceneGrowing mainstream and grassroots interest in hardcore punk, AKA hardcore, has taken hold of London’s alternative music scene. Driven by the international popularity of bands such as Turnstile and Knocked Loose, alongside the success of domestic festivals like Outbreak, the subculture is making huge strides. In London, key venues such as New River Studios, New Cross Inn and The Windmill are looking to nurture and capitalise on this trend, platforming local bands amid a growing wave of inte...Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.nelondoner.co.uk/entertainment/08072025-listen-the-hardcore-punk-revival-gripping-londons-underground-scenehttps://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/01072025-watch-disability-rights-campaigners-protest-welfare-reform-bill-in-parliamentCampaigners from groups including Disabled People Against Cuts and Stop the War, rallied members to Parliament Square on Monday to oppose the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. Speakers at the event included Leeds East MP Richard Burgon, disability rights activist Paula Peters, and Stop the War Coalition founder member Lindsey German. Protestors said the bill, being brought before the House of Commons this week, would plunge thousands of disabled people into poverty a...Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/01072025-watch-disability-rights-campaigners-protest-welfare-reform-bill-in-parliamenthttps://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/16052025-london-mps-lobbied-millions-in-gifts-and-donations-since-electionSince July of last year London’s 75 MPs have accepted more than £2.7 million in gifts and donations, approximately £37,000 per head. Jeremy Corbyn, independent MP for Islington North, tops the list as the most donated and gifted to MP since the last general election, having received more than £130,000 from mainly crowd-funded sources. Freelance journalist Ethan Shone, who has written extensively on Parliamentary lobbying with OpenDemocracy’s Dark Money investigations, said that despite rec...Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/16052025-london-mps-lobbied-millions-in-gifts-and-donations-since-electionhttps://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/23042025-tfl-santander-cycle-journey-times-hit-15-year-lowThe average hire time for Santander Cycles has hit its lowest figure in over a decade. Transport for London (TfL) records show that the average casual bike-ride in February 2025 was a mere 14 minutes long, the shortest recorded time since November 2010. London Cycling Campaign senior policy officer Tom Bogdanowicz believes that while the trend was unfortunate, it could be explained by the capital’s changing cycling habits. Bogdanowicz said: “Santander bikes are almost as iconic as red b...Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/23042025-tfl-santander-cycle-journey-times-hit-15-year-lowhttps://www.nwlondoner.co.uk/life/03042025-real-time-not-screen-time-the-offline-events-taking-over-londonHundreds of people gathered at Primrose Hill Viewpoint in Camden to break the world record for ‘most people to simultaneously switch off their mobile phone’. The gathering on Saturday 29 March was the latest event organised by The Offline Club, an international organisation promoting offline social and creative events. With over 900 core members, the London Chapter of The Offline Club has grown exponentially since its establishment in September 2024, regularly attracting hundreds to their...Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.nwlondoner.co.uk/life/03042025-real-time-not-screen-time-the-offline-events-taking-over-londonhttps://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/27032025-reeves-spring-statement-preempted-by-tax-the-super-rich-rallyScores of protesters gathered in Whitehall on Tuesday calling on Rachel Reeves to reverse proposed cuts to welfare and implement a wealth tax on the super-rich instead. Featuring speeches by economist Gary Stevenson, Green MP for Bristol Central Carla Denyer, Lord Prem Sikka and others, the War on Wealth rally at 1 Horseguards Road took aim at the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. On top of last week’s announcement of approximately £5billion in benefit cuts, the Statement confirmed tougher el...Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/27032025-reeves-spring-statement-preempted-by-tax-the-super-rich-rallyhttps://www.selondoner.co.uk/life/12032025-campaign-to-make-lewisham-the-uks-first-borough-of-literatureA literary charity is continuing its campaign for Lewisham to become the first Borough of Literature as part of the upcoming Deptford Literature Festival. The campaign was established last year by Spread the Word, a literary development agency and registered charity set up by 1995 Booker Prize winning novelist Bernadine Evaristo and chair of English PEN Ruth Borthwick. On their website, Spread the Word claimed that working toward this unique title would augment Lewisham’s creative potentia...Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.selondoner.co.uk/life/12032025-campaign-to-make-lewisham-the-uks-first-borough-of-literaturehttps://www.nelondoner.co.uk/news/12032025-tower-hamlets-to-spend-millions-on-best-value-rolesThe Borough of Tower Hamlets is planning to spend £6million over the next three years on a slew of new posts designed to address failings identified by a government probe last year. An independent best value inspection served to the council in August 2024 by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government exposed serious concerns about the borough’s leadership, culture, governance, and partnership. Such failures, the report said, had led to allegations of a toxic environment of intimidation,...Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.nelondoner.co.uk/news/12032025-tower-hamlets-to-spend-millions-on-best-value-roleshttps://www.selondoner.co.uk/news/28022025-labour-council-quashes-no-confidence-debate-in-southwark-power-struggleSouthwark’s Labour Council fended off what was styled as a ‘No Confidence Vote’ by opposition councillors this week. In a tense and late meeting on Wednesday February 26, Liberal Democrat councillors failed to oust Labour Leader Councillor Kieron Williams and Cabinet member for Finance Councillor Stephanie Cryan, the first time in fifteen years since such an attempt had been made. The majority-led Labour council amended a backbench motion before a debate could commence. Opposition councill...Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.selondoner.co.uk/news/28022025-labour-council-quashes-no-confidence-debate-in-southwark-power-struggle