Day: July 28, 2024
What were the UK’s ‘Austerity Olympics’?
July 28, 2024While France may have dubbed their games the ‘Popular Olympics’, the competition has not always enjoyed Paris’ opulence. Britain’s own celebrations in 1948 were called the ‘Austerity Olympics’ and the games did not enjoy the scents of freshly baked croissants. But as its combatants marked the end of World War Two the fires of compatriotism […]
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The big picture: precarious lives and playfulness in a London square
July 28, 2024This picture is the cover image of Dominoes, a new photobook by Roland Ramanan that tells the story of a unique public space in east London, Gillett Square. The square was opened in Hackney, in one of the most deprived wards in the UK, by London mayor Ken Livingstone in 2006, on a site that […]
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London weather will be a scorcher as summer truly gets underway
July 28, 2024Katie BoydenPublished Jul 28, 2024, 4:00am|Updated Jul 28, 2024, 9:46am The UK weather is finally giving us the summer we’ve been hoping for as a mini-heatwave sweeps the country. London is set to see highs of 27°C today which will make a pleasant change from the dull and stormy weather we’ve seen so far throughout […]
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