London’s council tax bombshell: £2,000 annual bills on the rise
Wandsworth council tax the lowest in London at £961-a-year. Neighbouring Kingston taxes residents the most at £2,374. Just how badly are councils struggling? Are Sadiq Khan’s tax hikes behind the late...
21 Mar 202410min
Inflation drops to 3.4%: how long before we're all better off?
Fastest 12-month fall in inflation since 1978. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hints at further National Insurance cuts. When will the Bank of England cut interest rates? Financial journalist Michael Hunter ex...
20 Mar 202413min
Why Sir Keir Starmer’s shied away from Sadiq Khan’s policies
Sadiq’s calls for rent controls in the capital. Labour leader fails to directly back ULEZ expansion. Will Keir and Sadiq need better synergy to win their respective elections? Our Local Democracy Repo...
19 Mar 202412min
Polls suggest mayoral election is a done deal. Is it?
In episode three of the mayoral election series, ES Magazine’s Deputy Editor, Hamish MacBain, asks is this year's election a done deal?Hamish is joined by Ross Lydall, our City Hall Editor & Transport...
18 Mar 202414min
Ola Ince on Othello at The Globe (The Standard Theatre Podcast)
Our chief theatre critic meets director Ola Ince at The Globe for her new revival of Othello and she tells him why she decided to relocate the Shakespeare tragedy from 16th century Venice to the Metro...
16 Mar 202410min
Six Nations Super Saturday: Lawrence Dallaglio and Gordon D’Arcy preview
In highlights from the Evening Standard’s Rugby Podcast, Lawrence Dallaglio is joined by former Ireland centre, Gordon D’Arcy, to review England’s Six Nations win over the defending champions in a mag...
15 Mar 202417min
Bryan Johnson: Turning Back Time (Brave New World Preview)
Evgeny meets ‘anti-ageing poster boy’ Bryan Johnson, the entrepreneur whose ‘Project Blueprint’ aims to extend the human lifespan. He also talks to the 46-year-old’s doctor Oliver Zolman, who details ...
14 Mar 202420min
Joe Biden vs Donald Trump presidential election rematch
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both secured their parties’ nominations to seal the first White House election rematch in almost 70 years.Both candidates dominated Tuesday’s...
13 Mar 202412min
