Streatham Food Festival
Posted on 29. Apr, 2010 by Stephen in News, Streatham
The Streatham Food Festival, taking place from May 15 – 22nd, is a celebration of the best food and foodie things to be found in the neighbourhood, with restaurants, pubs and bars, retailers, cooks and great events firmly at its heart.
Martin Bright on London’s New Deal for the arts
Posted on 29. Apr, 2010 by Stephen in News
Just over a year ago around 60 prominent figures from Britain’s cultural institutions and the entertainment industry gathered at No. 11 Downing to discuss the implications of the economic crisis. They were there at the invitation of Maggie Darling, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer’s wife and Cabinet ministers James Purnell and Andy Burnham.
This was the birth of New Deal of the Mind, an organisation that grew
out of an article I wrote for the New Statesman in January 2009
arguing that Britain could learn from the cultural projects of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1930s America. This work
creation scheme spawned artists Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock as
well as writers Saul Bellow and John Cheever.
Movies in May: IRON REPO NIGHTMARE SEX
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by webmaster in News
Trailer Park: Dominic Wells looks forward to the big films this May
This May, it’s all about the tights – or the lack of them, in Robin Hood’s case – as a brace of testosterone-soaked swashbucklers go head to head with Sex and the City 2 (May 28). The first SATC took $415 million worldwide and [...]
Theatre in May: LOVE BOOM BENT SISTERS
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by webmaster in News
When Shakespeare described the month of May as being ‘full of spirit’ he must have been looking South of the River where it’s the season for some big returns. Martin Sherman’s Bent, first performed in 1979, makes its comeback at The Landor with 24-year-old director Andrew Keates at the helm. This thought-provoking and justly famous [...]
Fringe & Arthouse in May
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by webmaster in News
LOCAL HEROES by Dominic Wells
Congratulations to Picturehouse Cinemas, owners of the Clapham Picturehouse and the Brixton Ritzy, for keeping the repertory spirit alive. They are exclusively screening two very special musical events. First, New York’s Metropolitan Opera continues its series of live broadcasts to the world with Rossini’s Armida on May 1 at 6pm (GMT). [...]
Welcome to our Launch Issue for South London
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by webmaster in News
So what’s new about NewLondonReview.com? We set out initially to report on local democracy and community issues in south London (think Lambeth Council, a billion pound corporation and the Streatham ice rink)… and then quickly decided it would be more exciting if we also covered the great arts scene we have from arthouse cinema to fringe theatre [...]
The Election in South London: Your Choices
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by webmaster in News
‘Jason Cobb rounds up the local and national election scene south of the river: safe seats, target constituencies, the issues that matter… click here for more…
View the E-version here
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by webmaster in News
Click here for the New London Review E-version
Toby Young on education policy in Lambeth
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by webmaster in News
Like many people, I didn’t spend much time thinking about education until I became a parent. Now that I have four children, I think about little else. Finding a good state primary school in West London where I live is hard enough, but a good comprehensive is a real challenge, particularly if you don’t meet the eligibility criteria for a faith school. Given that my wife and I are committed to educating our children in the state sector, I thought we’d either have to take what was on offer or move to the country.
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