Bling! goes London: the Illuminated River project and other stories

Plans are afoot to make the Thames ‘world-class’ by lighting up its bridges. But will that, along with the huge building projects along its banks, really enhance London – or just reinforce the perception of the capital as a glittering bubble?Early next month the mayor of London will announce the winner of the competition to find the designers of the Illuminated River, a £20m project to create a permanent “world-class lighting scheme” over 17 bridges in central