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Ode To Stratfords (Both Of Them)

Callum Crumlish considers the other place (Stratford upon Avon rather than Stratford E15); then, in suitably Shakespearean language, he wonders where the two of...

Popping Up All Over The Place

Tourists are welcome here, says Cally Skinner. Though sometimes we love to hate them. London. The Big Smoke. LDN. Whatever they’re calling it these days, tourists...

If They Are Generation A, Then We Must be Generation D

D for Debt is the letter that defines my Generation, writes Rising East social media editor Thomas Hedley. This article is written in response to...

Size Matters

Phobbie Nicholas traces the journey of Plus Size Fashion from the USA to East London. According to online fashion industry website Fashion United nearly a...

The Rise Of Pop-Up: Why East London?

Hannah Blacklock wonders why East London has become the second home of pop-up. Los Angeles was the founding father of the pop-up phenomenon. In America, they...
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We Need To Talk About Religion

Tamisha Thomas asks herself some searching questions about attitudes to Islam. Prologue: 23 February 2015 As I sat inside EAT in Westfield on what felt like the...

Behold The Terrorist (Not)!

Whitehall’s selective attitude towards foreign fighters in Syria confirms that 'terrorist' remains an unduly discretionary term, warns Ferdia Carr. The editor of BBC Arabic, Tarik Kalifa...
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The Most Irish Election Israel’s Ever Had

As Israel’s general election falls on St Patrick’s Day, Ferdia Carr traces the connections between the two nations and the East End. Today there’s a...
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What’s With #Chav?

Confirming class stereotypes or turning them inside out? In the first in a series that lifts the lid on current trends, Alex Ogden searches...

London 2012 and Urban Regeneration: the spatial politics of uneven development

Jenia Allen Holding the 2012 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games amidst what is currently Europe’s largest urban development zone, was bound to prompt widespread discussion...