Nick Cohen has his say on Livingstone. Brian Paddick has caught the attention of London Feminist. Londonist looks at the battle of Mayoral biographies. Meanwhile At war with the motorist thinks about cyclists and infrastructure. Cyclists in the city report on Labour’s cycle summit. We’re getting mixed messages on the […]
Premier Division Arsenal’s 2-1 win at Liverpool surely ends the recent League Cup winners’ hopes of securing a Champions League spot. Robin Van Persie’s 91st minute winner pushes the Gunners up into 4th place and ten points ahead of Liverpool. Amazingly, it was RVP’s first ever league goal at Anfield. […]
Hope you’re enjoying your weekend; As we watched the Occupy eviction at St Paul’s the nearby “Bank of ideas” was also cleared. The next day they bulldozed it. Talking of evictions Loving Dalston has the scoop on Hackney squatters getting evicted. Left wing fantasy writer China Meiville has written an elegant New York […]
Are the police investigating TfL for corporate manslaughter? The Times. At Liberal Conspiracy Dave Osler is gearing up to disrupt the Olympics. They are offering free home energy audits in Hillingdon. West Londoner. Broken Barnet on the library that refused to die. Meanwhile Lewisham activists reclaim empty homes for the […]
We’re playing catch up a little here after a flu / Liverpool induced slow down – it’s a long story; Have gated communities got out of hand? Adam Bienkov is horrified. Left Forward Forward discusses the way London Police are being put behind desks. We have some nice audio of artist Grayson […]
The Guardian has a ‘live blog’ of their Q and A with three of the Mayoral candidates. We have an interesting look at stats from Noise in the Crowd. Londonist thinks the Mayor’s Question Time this week was more about the election than anything else. While the Evening Standard thinks […]
Around 2,000 cyclists take part in this evening’s flashride. Road.CC There is a petition to save Camberwell Green Orchard in Southwark. 853 is worried about anti-Irish racism among Greenwich Olympics community campaigners. The effervescent Zoe Williams in the Guardian compares the Mayoral race to Coriolanus. While Londonist looks at fares versus investment. […]
Did you watch The Tube last night? “Listen to me – pay – as – you – go… you just went.” Science, history and blue circles from Alice Bell. Anna Porter has been on a tour round the Houses of Parliament. There is now a dedicated HS2 section of Camden […]
A few of the links we’ve spotted around virtual London in the last 24 hours; The Daily Mirror reports on the growing protests against Tesco (pics from Westminster). In South London the police have tasered and then shot a man reported to be wielding a blade of some kind. Guardian. The Independent […]
On a relaxed Sunday morning what could be better than a few lovely links from around London? If you want to see pictures from the underground in the seventies – London Re-connections is for you. Kate Belgrave is at loggerheads with Barnet Council. We know which side we’re on this one. Alternatively […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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