The writer of this piece completed a postgraduate course as an international student three years ago. He now works for a major British company doing a highly skilled job. He has asked us not to use his name. Despite popular perceptions, getting a visa to stay in the UK after…
Anurag Tagat will graduate from Goldsmiths, University of London at the end of September. I was not surprised when recent statistics showed student visa applications for the UK have dropped by 21 per cent compared to the previous year. Since bogus educational institutes were uncovered in 2009, UKBA has…
María Jesús González is a graduate of Goldsmiths, University of London. She studied Theatre and Performance and is originally from Chile. When I heard what is happening to Metropolitan University’s foreign students, I was enraged but not surprised. In 2010, after I was granted by a scholarship by the Chilean…
If you missed The Secret History of Our Streets: Deptford (BBC2), then catch up here to see how well-meaning planners with more ideology than sense ripped the heart out of a community.…
Today “millionaire’s daughter” Laura Johnson, or that is how the media wish to portray her, has been sentenced to two years’ custody for her part in the riots.…
East London Lines pays special tribute and respect to the people of Hoxton, East London who successfully campaigned for the overturning of Sam Hallam’s murder conviction and helped gain his release from prison Wednesday this week.…
East London Lines wants your views on who should represent Britain for Olympic football challenge. The draw has landed Great Britain’s men’s team in a group they will do well to qualify from.…
Despite its promise as a new and refreshingly quirky comedy-drama, Derek, aired as a one-off last night on Channel 4, is a reversion to type in the worst way possible for Ricky Gervais. Populated by thinly-veiled stereotypes that stumble through an unconvincing narrative, it was a resoundingly unfunny production by a…
On Pick of the Line this week we bring you our guide to spoken word events in east London. Spoken word is an upcoming form of poetry performance. Across east London artists and enthusiasts gather in halls, pubs, bars and restaurants to share their love of spoken poetry. Following a…
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Can the press regulate itself? The issues at hand in Leveson
Today Lord Justice Leveson will publish his recommendations for press regulation following the conclusion of his enquiry in to the phone hacking scandal and others issues of press excess. The concept at hand is whether the regulation of the press should be underpinned by statutory law. A tense atmosphere surrounds…
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