Sean Carey
@seancarey.bsky.social
Social anthropologist - Brick Lane-Banglatown and Mauritius aficionado. Written for The Guardian, On London, New African, African Business and Anthropology Today
“Mauritius has now made it clear it remains determined to push the deal over the line” www.thesun.co.uk/news/4024783...
UK to hold talks with Mauritius next week as Burnham pushes ahead with Chagos
BRITAIN will hold fresh talks with Mauritius next week as Andy Burnham pushes ahead with Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial Chagos Islands deal. Mauritian officials told The Sun they are due to meet …
thesun.co.uk
Farage-backed Chagossian group find it tough on Peros Banhos www.firstpost.com/world/mosqui...
firstpost.com
New for OnLondon by @charleswright57.bsky.social. London has been attracting visitors in greater numbers than before the pandemic: www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig... #london
London is now attracting more visitors than pre-pandemic
City Hall analysis has found that domestic tourism is the main driver of the improvement with other patterns also shifting since 2019
onlondon.co.uk
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World: Mauritius suspends diplomatic relations with Maldives
The communique said that the decision reflects the commitment of Mauritius to safeguard its national interest and uphold the principles of sovereignty and respect of the UN Charter, international law,...
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BREAKING: An Irish government jet has been sent to Dubai to extradite Daniel Kinahan, one of the leaders of the Kinahan cartel. The aircraft took off from a military airbase near Dublin this morning. You can track the flight back to Ireland here: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=4ca448&...
“When I briefly studied town planning, I now realise we were never taught a breath of sociology”- Simon Jenkins www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all? | Simon Jenkins
The time-honoured tradition of standing up with a drink, gossiping and putting the world to rights is under threat. If councillors ban it, we’ll all lose out, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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“Standing in pubs has always been part of British pub culture” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to ban standing
Sadiq Khan criticises Westminster council’s ‘anti-growth policies’ after it recommends stopping ‘vertical drinking’
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Dodos probably weren’t as stupid as historians made them out to be: new research theconversation.com/dodos-probab...
Dodos probably weren’t as stupid as historians made them out to be: new research
Dodo skull scans show the famously extinct birds were no less brainy than their surviving relatives – and may have roamed at dusk and dawn.
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Commonwealth gold for Mauritius www.judoinside.com/news/8032/Re...
Remi Feuillet crowns remarkable journey with historic Commonwealth gold
Remi Feuillet has become one of the greatest judoka in the history of Mauritius after capturing the Commonwealth Games title in Glasgow, upgrading the silver medal he won in Birmingham four years ago ...
judoinside.com
“Increased footfall would provide a boost to businesses and the curry houses on Brick Lane” www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Controversial Brick Lane data centre plans given go-ahead by ministers
Tower Hamlets Council and the Save Brick Lane campaign called the decision ‘deeply disappointing’
standard.co.uk
London's population drop last year was no surprise, as London Assembly member Susan Hall commented. But it was the intended result of Conservative and Labour immigration policy, not the fault of the Mayor of London. My piece for On London on the mid-year estimates. www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...
London's population fall results from politicians cutting immigration
Falling birthrates and high housing costs have been factors too, but the main reason is the intended result of government policy
onlondon.co.uk
Important decision for London's East End with a bit of a backstory to it: www.onlondon.co.uk/government-g... #london #planning #bricklane
Government gives go-ahead to Truman Brewery plans
A trio of schemes originally submitted to Tower Hamlets Council has ended up being favourably determined by Angela Rayner's department
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Indian heritage students from Guadeloupe visit Mauritius - and discover many temples lexpress.mu/s/deux-colon...
Reportage : Deux colonisations, deux destins pour un même héritage indien
Nous avons rencontré une délégation de Guadeloupe venue à Maurice explorer un héritage commun : celui de l’engagisme indien, né dans les deux territoires après l’abolition de l’esclavage, mais qui n’a...
lexpress.mu
The only way to tackle rough sleeping across the UK is to tackle it in London. And the only way to tackle it in London is to move faster and further in devolving powers to the Mayor. My latest for OnLondon. www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...
Burnham should help London address its rough sleeping problem
Britain's street homeless are more numerous in the capital than anywhere else and London government is best placed to help them
onlondon.co.uk
Brick Lane’s iconic curry brand has officially landed in Los Angeles blog.resy.com/2026/07/bric...
Brick Lane Brings East London Indian Food to the Arts District — Resy | Right This Way
Sanjay Rawat’s reputation as a major player in Indian fine dining began when he took over as executive sous chef…
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Opinion | 'He was always a man with a plan, but once Labour was in government it was unfortunately a very bad plan,' writes Patrick Cockburn
If you want to know who Andy Burnham is, and how he operates this is the piece you need. @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social has covered him for a decade or more and it’s all here. www.ft.com/content/9949... The decade that made Andy Burnham
The decade that made Andy Burnham
What 10 years covering the Manchester mayor’s many reinventions taught me about the man who wants to lead Britain
ft.com
Self-centric pop music - A distant echo of Louis Dumont www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Pop song lyrics grew more self-focused in the US and Germany over 50 years
Over five decades, popular songs in the US and Germany have become more self-focused—as indicated by usage of pronouns such as “I,” “me,” and “mine—while no s...
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