The Southbank Undercroft is one of the few remaining authentic spaces left in Central London. Whilst the rest of the South Bank of the Thames evolved into a combination of over-priced restaurants and boring middle class arts venues, the Southbank Undercroft became colonised by skate boarders, BMX riders and...
A survey has revealed that a staggering 74% of homeowners do not call a locksmith to change the locks when they move into a new property, potentially leaving them vulnerable to break-ins by someone who obtained a key during the previous ownership. Survey participants were asked if they had...
What is Peace if not an end to war and want?Peace is not Peace when your fellow countrymen are being deliberately targeted by vicious policy from our own government. Peace is not Peace when your fellow citizens are being victimised by unscrupulous politicians for their own right wing agenda’s....
Julie Bailey, and the ‘Cure the NHS’ group she has founded, have repeated hundreds of times their account of events and conditions at Stafford hospital at the time of the death of her mother. Stafford, along with Ms Bailey and her mother Bella, have become bywords for ‘all that...
A few days ago, I found myself involved in a twitter conversation about desperation. My impression of my fellow conversationalists is that they were mainly salariats (people receiving salaries) for whom, I imagine (because I don’t know), the austerity policies of the UK’s Coalition government have had some impact...
To my friends who live outside of Turkey: I am writing to let you know what is going on in Istanbul for the last five days. I personally have to write this because most of the media sources are shut down by the government and the word of mouth...
In the legal case against HMRC over the ‘sweetheart’ tax deal with Goldman Sachs, details have emerged of a controversial cover up to avoid political embarrassment at the heart of government.It came to light in the High Court that the former tax chief, Dave Hartnett, chose to waive the...
Well now. Here’s an interesting ranking of countries according to how generous their unemployment benefit is for the first year after workers have lost their jobs. Quite contrary to the spin we constantly receive from the mainstream press et al about how generous the UK is with unemployment benefits,...
The Consumer Action Group (CAG) has joined up with Dorset Eye to bring readers all the legal updates and advice. Please share this and enable everyone to benefit. CAG to join bailiff advisory panel: Bailiff company Marston are putting together an advisory group of outsiders to monitor their operation and...
On 20 February, 36-year-old artist Plamen Goranov set himself ablaze in the Bulgarian seaside town of Varna in protest against the local government’s links to the mafia, amidst nationwide anti-corruption rallies that have shaken Bulgaria in the last few weeks and led to the government's resignation. After sustaining 80...
