Photo credit: Catherine Bebbington. Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament The management of Italian RAI broadcaster is famous for merging private and public interests into what should be a public service. On the other side, BBC is financed by licence fees and sales of their own content worldwide and has more…
House Boats on the Regent’s canal near Little Venice, London When walking or cycling along the canals for the first times, either in Little Venice or in the lovely Regent’s canal in East London, you will notice those barges moored on the banks. People live there all year round and chose this type of life…
In this interesting article, Repubblica calls volunteering and charities the welfare system during crisis time. Generosity of fellow citizens, either in terms of donations of money or time, is a very important part of it. I think there is a bit of a difference between how people raise money in Italy and in the UK.…
Find out why from Stephen Carlberg, owner of this little coffee stand in Angel. Probably a UKIP fan would never buy a coffee from him! . Scoprite perché dalle parole di Stephen Carlberg, proprietario di questo baretto mobile a Angel. Probabilmente un fan del partito Indipendentista UKIP non comprerebbe mai un caffè da lui! Get…
Let’s dig into the real things. Something London is really famous for. I have many times praised TFL Transport for London as being the most efficient transport company I ever came across: up to date information, very helpful officers that are even keen on reimbursing the extra fare you paid when you forgot to touch in…
We know that the big brother is on us, but I feel I also have a big mother. It is not only because I feel observed by security people or CCTV that seem to map every squared inch of the city. But when TFL, the transport company, says something on the line of: Ladies and…
#51350352 / gettyimages.com I can’t forget that day 22 years ago, May 23. I was just a young girl but I remember spending time in my garden during a warm and quiet afternoon. Then the news struck: Giovanni Falcone, top mafia judge in Palermo, had just been killed by a blast on the highway near Capaci, in…
#489099553 / gettyimages.com For those who struggle to take a decent picture (like me!) For those who wish they were on the frontline but are sadly sitting in their London flat For those who want to stun their readers through an amazing picture For those bloggers, online writers or journalists who really need a (great)…
Just a few years ago East London was considered out of town. Now, even for west-enders, areas like Hackney have their place on the map. They are the new trendy neighbourhood where more and more young professionals and young families are willing to move or indeed, they enjoy going out. Dalston, a part of Hackney,…
It is yes, another account of Nazi Germany at the beginning of the Second World War. But the very first scene, when the narrator introduces himself, sets the film in a sort of limbo and immediately shows its special character. The story is told through the eyes of a young girl, Liesel, but narrated by the…
Gloria Schiavi 