Richard Welbirg

Portfolio

The collection of my work, drawn from the far corners of the Internet.

PoliticsHome

Education experts criticise coalition plans to expand the number of universities

Lib Dems come out against the Coalition government’s anti-terror legislation

At the Fabian Conference 2012, covering the debates between Chuka Umunna & Caroline Lucas and Rachel Reeves & Lord Oakeshott

The Justice Committee recommends new presumption of death legislation to help the families of missing people

 

The Ham & High & London 24

The single mum living in a mould covered flat

Council cuts threaten Westminster nurseries with closure

Hampstead residents angered by Transport for London bus closures

Feature interview with two-time BAFTA winner Peter Morley, one of the first great documentary filmmakers.

The Hampstead chef taking British curry back to India

Talking bike-powered cinema at UCL’s Open City film festival

Mireille Galinou’s ‘cultural cafe’ in St John’s Wood

Quick summary of North London crime statistics

 

The Western Mail

On the state of Welsh beaches, hopefully now with the correct byline.

 

The Hackney Citizen

Feature on Dalston’s wonderful Rio Cinema, at the time the most read article on the Citizen website

Reviews from the 2009 London Turkish Film Festival

Book review of the surprisingly moving Modern Hospice Design

Review of the Hackney Empire’s classic Christmas panto (Aladdin, 2009)

 

Camden New Journal/West End Extra/Islington Tribune

A preview of the 2010 Camden Crawl festival

A review of the Parliamentary Waffle House, by stunt chefs Bompas & Parr

 

The Times

A little background reporting for (my hero) AA Gill on the Chilcot Inquiry.

 

Guardian.co.uk

Covering the Royal Wedding for the much missed GuardianCardiff blog

 

A pick and mix from The Cardiffian

At the start of the crisis, Libyan students fear for their families at home

Grandmother Teresa Chard walks Macchu Picchu for Cardiff charity Vision21

Playing paparazzo as Duffy and Mike Phillips attend the Patagonia premiere

Residents of Fairwater clash with the council over plans to take over local parks

Cardiff youth group the Goodies in Hoodies head to London for the Local Government awards

The much-delayed opening of the Cardiff Story museum

A Cardiff council scrutiny committee announces the cancellation of the WOW on the Waterfront festival

 

Miscellanea

Multimedia online-only feature on Wales dragging the UK down international education league tables

Laura Marling at Cardiff’s Glee Club, 2010, for the Teen Hegemony blog

Preview of Wales v Scotland, 6 Nations 2011, for The XV roots rugby blog