Hospitality in decline
Itâs been a week since London went into tier two of the lockdown restrictions. In that time much has been made of its effect on the hospitality sector. Pubs and restaurants have born a lot…
Politics
If UR Reading This Itâs 2 Late: Vol.1: Tony Cokes’ new exhibit showcases African American struggles
Donald Trump, Kanye West, Malcolm X, David Bowie all make an appearance in Tony Cokesâ first UK solo exhibition, If UR Reading This Itâs 2 Late: Vol 1. Cokesâ video works combine political and social…
General Election 2019: Party promises – so far
The main parties have been sharing their key policies ahead of the polls opening on December 12. The Conservatives pledge to cut business rates and the Labour Partyâs promise to offer free broadband to all…
Tories abandon tax cut
Boris Johnson has announced he intends to ditch plans to cut cooperation tax if the Conservatives win the election. The Prime Minister pledged to spend the ÂŁ6 billion generated by the taxation on the NHS…
Labour manifesto to be released Thursday
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner announced the Labour Partyâs manifesto will be officially announced on Thursday. In a video on Twitter, Rayner said: âMy lips are going to have to be sealed until Thursday when…
A Week in the News – 01/11/19
Weâre back for âA Week in the Newsâ, hosted by Dan Taylor, as Voice of London looks back on the weekâs biggest stories. This episode features the latest news on Brexit and the upcoming UK…
“What if men could menstruate?”
âMenstruation would become an enviable, worthy, masculine event: Men would brag about how long and how much. Sanitary supplies would be federally funded and free.â Written in 1986, Gloria Steinemâs essay, âIf men could menstruateâ…
Steve Bannon, henchman to Europe’s growing nationalist movements, speaks at ‘News Xchange 2018’
The European Broadcasting Union, organisers of yearly journalism conference News Xchange, faced heavy criticism this week for giving a platform to the highly divisive figure, Stephen K. Bannon- Voice of London’s Memuna Konteh, reports from…
Is the death of memes near?
The European Union is planning on banning memes. Members of The European Parliament recently voted on the passing of the “Meme Killer” law. The problematic legislation, which is designed to tackle online piracy and modernise old…
Will Trumpâs wall become a reality?
Image courtesy of DonkeyHotey via Flickr Democratic strategist, Adrienne Elrod denounced Donald Trumpâs accusation of democratsâ role in the lack of border security live on Fox News. Trumpâs crusade against Mexican immigration continues as he…