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London Gateway – gearing up for an exciting future
The UK capital is the global centre for a host of maritime bodies and industries – the Baltic Exchange, International Maritime Organisation, Lloyds Register – as well for marine insurance, maritime law, and banking.
Exploring the gardens at Buckingham Palace The garden at Buckingham Palace will open to visitors from July to September this year, allowing the grounds of HM The Queen’s official London residence to be explored through a self-guided tour for the first time.
Whitechapel Gallery 120th anniversary
The gallery’s inaugural exhibition Modern Pictures by Living Artists, Pre- Raphaelites and Old Masters was presented in 1901 and attracted 260,000 visitors.
Celebrating Chinese Culture in the Year of the Ox The inaugural Global SinoPhoto Award winners were announced last month to coincide with Chinese New Year festivities at the start of the Year of the Ox.
UK-EU trade - Getting to grips with the new procedures Few would describe cross-border trade activity as business as usual and headlines in newspapers have told a consistent story. ‘One in ten lorries turned back at border in post-Brexit chaos’ gives a flavour
New Beginnings Installations on a grand scale are more usually the domain of the Tate Modern, but this winter it is Tate Britain, a mile along the Thames, which is capturing the imagination.
Time capsule of the pandemic A year ago it would have been impossible to imagine – Regent Street empty at 9am on a weekday, Trafalgar Square without a tourist (or even a person) in sight, and City Hall a seemingly-deserted relic against the city’s skyline Wayne Howes sought out these scenes of the capital during the first months of Covid-19 and captured them for a series of eerie but stunning photographs that form his new book, London in Lockdown.
Unique Central London needs a recovery plan
Central London is unique – as the nation’s capital city, in the value it brings to the whole country, and as the leading global city of talent, culture, commerce and infrastructure. It is also unique in the challenges it faces and the role it must play in the recovery of the national economy.
Georgia – new era for trade and investment The World Bank recently praised Georgia as a “star reformer” as a result of the Georgian Dream government’s “deep reforms in economic management.
Looking up after locking down – seeing London’s magnificent architecture with fresh eyes
After a few years working in building restoration, it’s all too easy to get immersed in the technical minutiae of façade cleans, repainting and masonry repairs. As a result, one of the unexpected consequences as we start to emerge from lockdown has been a renewed sense of perspective – an ability to stand back, look up and appreciate the breathtaking beauty of London’s historical architecture.