“Everyone knows that the growth in our manufacturing exports has been deeply disappointing. But just as important has been the sharp fall in exports in the area we traditionally run a large surplus – namely services.” Britain, the world and…
Category: London
Olympic Park
“Of course, when you take away the toilets, shops, the McDonald’s and all the people, what you end up with is concrete.” London Olympic Park opens for visitor tours (BBC)
Eco-friendly farewells
A country with a smaller footprint has some wanting to leave a smaller one. Six feet greener (Economist)
Insights from A.Word.A.Day
It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it’s not, it’s a visa, and it runs out fast. – Julie Burchill, writer and journalist (b. 1959) That quote was the Though of the Day at the…
Newton’s Eye
A discussion of the play on Scientific American’s podcast. Inside Isaac: A Discussion of Newton, Part 1 Discusses Hook, diaries, the Holy Trinity, and many other topics. Inside Isaac: A Discussion of Newton, Part 2 One of the ideas: The…
Matilda – Midland, London, and now New York
The movement of a musical from Stratford-upon-Avon to London’s West End, and then to Broadway. ‘Matilda’ Waltzes Across the Pond (WSJ)
Austerity, double dip, downs & ups
Stories from Britain as London works through the new economy. Retailing U.K. Frets as ‘High Street’ Suffers; Small Shops Close (WSJ) Real estate London’s Riverside Housing Boom (WSJ)
Downton’s finances
Learning from the past, or at least BBC’s interpretation of it. Money Lessons From ‘Downton Abbey’ (WSJ)
Landsburg on Dickens
Turning the things we’re not supposed to like into things we might like. What I love about Scrooge (Slate) (Note the like/love difference in the HTML page name versus the title of the article!)
British Migration 2013
Open borders, advertising, and politics in Britain Migrating to Britain? Please don’t (Marketplace)