Archive for May, 2006

British Culture Secretary announces plans for 7/7 memorial in Tavistock Square

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

The anniversary is right around the corner. Time to build something. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell explains:
Two minutes of silence at noon on 7 July will bring the whole nation together to pay tribute. We will remember the loss of the bereaved families, the suffering of the injured and all those who selflessly aided them.
The silence, […]

Londoner writes about her 7/7 bombing experience on the Tube

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Although I now live back in the States, I vividly remember the morning on 7/7 when the bombings happened last summer. I was already at work in Canary Wharf when my boss called to tell me something had happened on the London Underground.
Rachel, a commuter from North London, was in one of the trains and […]

Construction of London’s Olympic Village faces problems

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

The zoned land in Stratford for the building of the 2012 Olympic Village isn’t ready to be bulldozed yet.
Organizers are negotiating to relocate businesses that are based on the 202-hectare (500-acre) Olympic Park site in Stratford in east London. Ninety percent of the land is already secured but no work can begin until all the […]

We need good writers who have spent time in the UK

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Okay, we’ve reached a point where we want to grow big and need interns. Good ones.
If you are from the States or Canada, have spent time in the UK and want to write about it, send us your contact info with relevant resume/CV, a writing sample or two and a quick blurb about your experiences […]

My, how the beast has awakened…

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Okay, I’ll dust off this keyboard and get back to business. We, the editors, have put MUB on the backburner for long enough and have decided to change that. Enough said.
We’re getting together some amazing and informative posts for the near future so keep checking back for updates!
“What kinds of posts”, you might ask? For […]