local parks – Sara Valle-Martínez

By Sara Valle-Martínez Wray Crescent in Islington, North London, fills up with sunshine on a Saturday morning. Ten neighbours gather, pushing wheelbarrows full of compost, digging the ground with their shovels, and chatting animatedly as they chug their cold cans of ginger beer. They don’t miss a beat. They dry off the sweat on their foreheads before resuming …

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Music and Tattoo Culture

By Sara Valle-Martínez I bet if you close your eyes and picture a rock star, some of the first things that come to mind are tussled hair, drugs, booze, fags, and worn-out jeans or leather trousers. You probably also visualised a bunch of tattoos — maybe a skull, roses, or some kind of female looking…

by Sara Valle-Martínez 14 de April, 202314 de April, 2023

Are immigration figures really rising? Or does processing immigrants take longer?

by Sara Valle-Martínez Net migration in the UK is expected to reach almost 250,000 annually over the next few years, despite Prime Minster Rishi Sunak’s pledge to drive down the number of new arrivals. That’s according to the data released by the Office for Budget Responsibility this month. This increase in immigration last year was primarily driven by…

by Sara Valle-Martínez 28 de March, 202323 de May, 2023

Pollution in London: Will Sadiq’s plans make a difference?

by Sara Valle-Martínez London is a metropolitan city with over nine million inhabitants roaming its streets, taking red double-decker buses, and pushing and fighting to get a seat in the Central Line at rush hour. If you step outside you realise a few things right away. First, the city is a melting pot – a…

by Sara Valle-Martínez 23 de March, 2023