Archive for the ‘News & info’ Category
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
A photography exhibition at St. Paul's Cathedral which documents the ordinary lives and everyday locations caught up in human trafficking and calls for an end to this illegal 21st century trade. The exhibition seeks to expose the reality of trafficking and the action needed to tackle it. Running until the ...
Posted in Activism, Amnesty International, Events, Exhibitions, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, London, News & info, Slavery, UK, UN, World Affairs: politics and news | 2 Comments »
Sunday, December 17th, 2006
..About how you wrap your presents and about sending out cards! the lazily smart folk amongst us know that we could save ourselves time - and as Leighton points out - trees this xmas - by wrapping presents in old magazines/newspapers etc. and sending e-cards. 50,000 trees apparently..
Posted in Christmas, Environment and eco-friendliness, News & info | 4 Comments »
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
What is going on? A tornado hit the streets of London this morning - Kensal Rise - more info on the BBC here.
Photos via the BBC website - ( these are courtesy of Paul de Silva)
Madness. Freak weather is here that's for sure.
Posted in Environment, Extreme Weather, London, News & info, Tornados, climate change | 11 Comments »
Friday, December 1st, 2006
Amartya Sen will be speaking on what Bengal's history tells us about living with multiple identities.
Not a free lecture i'm afraid - £10 at the British Museum today at 6:30 p.m.
"Bengal has arguably the longest history of engagement between East and West, stretching back over several centuries of settlement, ...
Posted in Amartya Sen, Bengal, British Museum, Diasporas, Events, India, London, News & info | 13 Comments »
Sunday, September 17th, 2006
I am back after my travels to Turkey and will soon be updating this blog. A lot has been happening in the world - so much to catch up on - so please bear with me.
Posted in News & info | 5 Comments »
Friday, August 11th, 2006
The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham (Vol. III)
Maugham was a witty fellow. This collection of short stories features the British agent Ashenden - who it is said inspired Ian Fleming’s Bond, particularly with regards to Bond's interactions with M.
In any case, they revolve around the First World ...
Posted in Ashenden, Books and Literary Things, Liza of Lambeth, News & info, Short Stories, W. Somerset Maugham | 7 Comments »
Friday, August 4th, 2006
Great title eh?
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published its report on the classification of drugs: they’ve got a good sense of humour I see. The title of the report is: "Drugs Classification: Making a Hash of It?"
This is the fifth report of the session 2005-2006 ...
Posted in Cannabis Debate, Drugs Classification, House of Commons Publications, News & info, UK | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
thought this was a good one: the guy in the corner is former MP and BBC Foreign Affairs correspondent Martin Bell.
from the Guardian's story on people asking Tony to do something about his Lebanon policy. ( okay it seems like everyone who is a former this that or other is ...
Posted in Ceasefire, Israel, Lebanon, News & info, World Affairs: politics and news | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
So apparently today the "official assessment" of the terrorist threat facing Britain is being made public for the first time today on the MI5 and Home Office websites.
OOh Secret Information! Or not? So what's it say? Under 'Threats' - -->
CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: SEVERE
Ah well, nothing new there then. A ...
Posted in MI5 Current Threat Level, MI5 Threat Level, News & info, Terrorism | 4 Comments »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
Zadie Smith discusses her latest book 'On Beauty' at Wanstead Library this Saturday - 29th July.
This is her third novel and was published in 2005, and won the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. It's been referred to in a lot of reviews as a 'homage to EM Forster'.
Starts ...
Posted in Books and Literary Things, Events, London, News & info, zadie smith | No Comments »