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VOX POP: What do you love and hate about London?

London is full of juxtapositions. it can feel so liberating, full of endless opportunities and a hub for creativity. it can also feel claustrophobic, miserable and with an estimated 12,500 homeless people sleeping rough every night – lonely. It’s a city of promise and people doing what they can. I headed to Brixton to askContinue reading “VOX POP: What do you love and hate about London?”

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My response to the London Bridge Attack (2019)

Recently I bought my first newspaper. I was in the middle of buying a few bits for dinner in the middle of rush hour chaos and The Guardian lept out at me. On the cover was a smiley picture of one of the recent London Bridge Attack victims – Jack Merritt alongside the words “JackContinue reading “My response to the London Bridge Attack (2019)”

Review: Julien Temple’s ‘London- The Modern Babylon’ (2012)

Watching this documentary was like taking a huge bite out of history. Julien Temple cleverly managed to compile striking and witty archive footage spanning over a century in the Capital, much like a fork full of food at a buffet. The film presented London in all of its dense, diverse and contradictory glory, beginning atContinue reading “Review: Julien Temple’s ‘London- The Modern Babylon’ (2012)”

5 South London Explorations

An essential guide for City wanderers in search of urban adventures in 2019. Ruskin Park at dusk – Take in London’s City skyline which pokes out above the autumnal trees at Ruskin Park in Denmark Hill, Camberwell. The space, which opened in 1907 looks out at the Shard, The BT Tower, The Gherkin, and theContinue reading “5 South London Explorations”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Currently I’m studying at London College of Communication. Situated on the busy Elephant Road as part of the A3, the location connects a cluster of junctions with roads towards Borough, Waterloo, Kennington, Camberwell and the New Kent Road. I love travelling and am interested in the developing cultural landscape of the U.K – technologically andContinue reading “ABOUT THE AUTHOR”