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Tag Archives: London
Feb 4 2013
London has certainly seen a big increase in private renters but it’s not the city with the biggest proportion of private renters in England
1 CommentTweet The recent census shows that renting is becoming the norm in urban areas across England. Pete Jefferys explores the implications of this trend, suggesting that it looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. This will have important consequences for voting, community and … Continue reading
Posted by: February 4, 2013
Tagged with: housing, London, private renting, renting, Shelter
Jan 21 2013
The relationship between sex workers and outreach services in London has been gravely damaged by the Olympics
2 CommentsTweet Georgina Perry is Service Manager for Open Doors, a free service providing sex workers access to health care, advocacy and support. Here she argues that the recurrent link claimed between sex-trafficking and large sporting events like the Olympic Games … Continue reading
Posted by: January 21, 2013
Tagged with: Cheryl Brumley, London, Olympics, sex work
Jan 21 2013
Life in the ‘Alpha Territory’: investigating London’s ‘Super-Rich’ Neighbourhoods
4 CommentsTweet The lives of the ‘super-rich’ are often subject to media scrutiny but have rarely been examined by social scientists in any detail. Roger Burrows explains how a new project intends to rectify this, through an interdisciplinary study of elite … Continue reading
Posted by: January 21, 2013
Tagged with: High Net Worth Individuals, London, Super-Rich
Jan 10 2013
Are We Seeing ‘White Flight’ from London?
7 CommentsTweet One of the most surprising findings of the 2011 census was the extent to which white British people have opted to leave London. Eric Kaufmann explores the possibility that we are seeing ‘white flight’ from London, though he cautions against jumping … Continue reading
Posted by: January 10, 2013
Tagged with: census, demographics, London, population, social change
Oct 14 2012
Book Review: Migrants and Their Money: Surviving financial exclusion
Leave a commentTweet Migrants and their Money highlights how migrants negotiate the complex financial landscape they encounter and the diverse formal and informal ways in which they manage their money in London – a city that is often considered the financial capital of … Continue reading
Sep 30 2012
Book Review: Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities
Leave a commentTweet When we think of segregation, what often comes to mind is apartheid South Africa, or the American South in the age of Jim Crow – two societies fundamentally premised on the concept of the separation of the races. But … Continue reading
Posted by: September 30, 2012
Tagged with: apartheid, Charles Booth, cities, civil rights, civil rights movement, Europe, gender equality, history, inequality, Ireland, London, population, poverty, race, segregation, USA
Sep 2 2012
Book Review: Why the Olympics Aren’t Good for Us, And How They Can Be
Leave a commentTweet Sports activist and writer Mark Perryman presents a sharply critical take on the way the London Olympic Games have been organized, and provides what he sees as a blueprint for how they could be improved. The London Olympics have … Continue reading
Posted by: September 2, 2012
Tagged with: London, London 2012 - Olympic Series, Olympics, politics, sport
Jul 15 2012
Book Review: Young British Muslims: Identity, Culture, Politics and the Media
Leave a commentTweet In Britain’s highly politicised social climate in the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings, this book provides an in-depth understanding of British Muslim identity through migration history, family settlement, socio-economic status, religion and culture, and the wider societal environment. Russell Sandberg … Continue reading
Posted by: July 15, 2012
Tagged with: Bradford, Dr Rowan Williams, Islam, Islamophobia, London, media, politics, religion, representation
