Zuleica Rodriguez
The No Packaging Challenge
https://vimeo.com/551511697
In an attempt to reduce my carbon footprint, I decided to try living without packaging in East London for three days.
I cycle everywhere and...
The Curse Of Empty Council Housing
Zuleica Rodriguez reports from East London on the irony of empty council blocks in a borough where around 30,000 people are waiting to be...
Flying Home For Christmas
A week before the UK was placed in tier 4, I was able to travel home for Christmas to visit my family. Two people...
Beware The Pandemic Of Censorship
In an effort to stop misinformation regarding the much-hyped vaccine for COVID-19, the Labour Party has just asked the Government to introduce emergency legislation...
From The Frying Pan Into The Fire?
A recent BBC National Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey showed that redundancies in the UK during the three months to September 2020 hit...
Cuba Goes Capitalist (just when everyone else is going the other way)
The Government of the Republic of Cuba is proceeding with a monetary unification policy that will eliminate the convertible Cuban peso (CUC), leaving the...
COVID Cuisine No 4: Cookies Can Be Healthy!
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Hunger pangs may kick in unexpectedly, even when there is nothing in the fridge. Luckily for you, these deliciously sweet cookies require only three...
Lockdown Likeables I’m Already Missing
It looks like we'll soon be let out of quarantine. On the one hand, I just can't wait. On the other hand, there are...
COVID Cooking No 2: A New Approach To Pancakes
COVID-19 encourages creative home cooking. For those of you with so little experience in the kitchen that you can't fry an egg, here's a...
Gains and Losses In The Way We Live Now
The people stayed home,
and the healing began.
People read, and rested, and reconnected.
They made art, laughed and played cards.
Some learnt piano, others learnt guitar.
They prayed...
Cyber Salsa For Housebound Brits!
Living in London in a pokey flat or in a shared house with complete strangers is challenging at the best of times. Being forced...
A Good Time For Animals?
Figures vary but between a quarter and a third of the world’s population is currently under one form of lockdown or another to stem...
Posts From The Pandemic No 32: London’s Transport Lacks Strategy
China beat coronavirus by means of a nationwide lock down; Singapore came through because of testing and intensive contact tracing. The UK has done...
Posts From The Pandemic No 5: On Gran Canaria It’s No Holiday
In Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria island, a dog is a passport to leave the house. Otherwise only a short trip to...
Girls, Travelling Solo Is a Good Way to Go, But Be Sensible!
Travelling alone is a wonderful experience that everyone should do at least once in their life. I have been travelling solo for a couple...
75 Years After Dresden
In the first of an occasional series of podcasts on the issues behind important anniversaries, Tom Lathbury and Irmak Dogan join Zuleika Rodriguez to...
Cheers To The Hottest Choc In Town!
We will soon say goodbye to winter, and I cannot contain my happiness. But before we say adios to cold temperatures let’s look at...
New York And London: Two Big Apples From The Same Box
When I travelled to New York from East London recently, I was struck by the similarities between these two great cities. But they were...
How (NOT) To Tackle Homelessness
Esther Sample, who works for The Young Women’s Trust, conducted a research project on how to prevent young women’s homelessness based on housing models...
Going, Going, Gong!
I recently enjoyed a three-hour gong bath at Harry Edwards Spiritual Healing Sanctuary overlooking the Surrey Hills.
'Gong bath?' Well, since you ask....
One of the...
Negative Equity Is Not What I Paid For
In 2017, I purchased a modern two-bedroom flat in Essex with a staggering value of £400,000. Sadly, the value of the property has now...