This ad campaign, on a government building (what our taxes paid for and that), encourages us to think Queen and country and buy shoes whether or not we’ll be able to pay that credit card bill at the end of the month. Wonderful. Shopping is Great (Britain) because we don’t […]
Eye witness to Mark Duggan’s shooting emerges. Evening Standard. A Dutch review of her trip to the London book Fare. One Barnet trader is being harassed by the council Barnet Eye. Snipe ask whether it’s time for road pricing. Political comedy down Camden way at the Lolitics podcast. Londoneer on […]
There’s some lovely singing on this Sack Boris video. Apparently it is a “play on Phil Ochs’ song “Here’s to the State of Mississippi””
Take one perfectly decent old building. Paint with migraine inducing colours and, hey presto, you have this clash of the old and the spew.
In third of our series on how Londoners are voting Alex Hilton explains why he’s giving his support to independent candidate Siobhan Benita. Having been a Labour Party member for 21 years, twice a parliamentary candidate and for four years a London Councillor, I have to admit it’s a […]
Impressive little video on the Addison Lee taxi protests including speaking to the man himself, John Griffin.
One restaurant has already fallen a fowl of the Olympics branding police and had to change its name. Image. Games Monitor is raising awareness of Coca-cola’s behaviour as an official sponsor. Apparently it is the policy of the Olympics to not pay musicians. Corporate Watch. The Greens say there is still time […]
In the second in our short series on how Londoners are using their second preferences Elliot Folan (pictured with Ken Livignstone) explains why he’s voting for Ken Livingstone, after the Greens’ Jenny Jones. So, on May 3 Londoners will have a field of 7 candidates to choose between. Of […]
It’s the bane of every jobbing politician – the easy quiz question. No one cares if you get it right but if you get Azerbaijan’s capital city wrong, woe betide you, you could be responsible for World War Three. The classic moment is, of course, Dan Quail’s attempt to “correct” […]
In just nine days time the city decides its future. It isn’t just about how bendy we like or buses or whether City Hall resubscribes to the Morning Star. It’s about what kind of Mayor we have, of course, but also what political priorities the city wants to set. Cycle […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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