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  • Today’s London Links: Olympics news

    A few of the items we’ve spotted in the last week or so around the upcoming games. After all the fuss about people selling their torches on ebay the Olympics organisers are flogging off “memorabilia”. Guardian. Just another feminist asks are they the international Olympic committee or the gender police? […]

     
  • Weekend London Links: a catch-up miscellany

    We’ve spotted lots of interesting links over the last week which we’ve not yet had the chance to highlight, so let’s make a start in catching-up; London buses one at a time is a great blog by a group of “ladies who bus”. Twitter “bullying” is bestial, but there are […]

     
  • Today’s London Links: Law and order

    Some of the stories from around the capital on crime and policing; John Titlow in Read Write Web the is worried about London’s police and mobile privacy. The family of a man who died in police custody plead for answers Evening Standard. The Weekly Worker calls for the end of harassment […]

     
  • Tuesday’s London Links

    Some of those links that we’ve spotted in the last few days; Labour members are concerned that Assembly Member Fiona Twycross is misusing data in internal elections. Left Futures, Labour List. Is your sandwich killing you? The Daily Mail? Nope, The Evening Standard. Also in the Evening Standard, house prices […]

     
  • Weekend London Links

    A few bits and bobs from around the web and news that we thought you might be interested in; London Mayoral election results mapped ward by ward. Guardian. Zombie protesters stop Sainsburys in their tracks. Evening Standard. I’ve been flicking through the “In our time” back catalogue. Lots of London […]

     
  • Friday’s London Links: policing edition

    A few links from policing, crime and the law from around London; The Camden New Journal reports on the heart breaking story of a mother’s forgiveness for her son’s murderers. An armed policeman commits suicide in the station in North Woolwich. Telegraph. The Haringey Independent reports on a man jailed […]

     
  • Thursday’s London Links: Olympics round-up

    Some of the Olympics stories we’ve spotted over the last few days: This is great. Can you foil the protesters with a battery of surface to air missiles? Tom Scott The New York Times on the security Olympics. 20th May: meeting on police powers during the games. Random Blowe. Evening Standard. […]

     
  • Wednesday’s London Links

    What have we found today? Tube drivers granted Olympics bonuses, now for the buses. Evening Standard. It’s anorak corner at Diamond Geezer, the best sort of corner. Most used tube stations anyone? Conversations with local composer Stuart Wood at the Hackney Hive. Dave Hill thinks it suits Boris to attack […]

     
  • Tuesday’s London Links

    A few posts we’ve spotted from here and there; London Underground sacks victim of racist attack. RMT London Calling. How similar is London to ancient Rome? BBC. Boris Johnson attacks the left bias of the a fore mentioned BBC. Evening Standard. TfL says that commuting during the Olympics will be […]

     
  • Sunday’s London Links: what the London papers say

    A few of the stories from our local press; Thierry Henri to build massive fish tank. Camden New Journal. There’s criticism of Westminister Council for selling off homes to the super-rich that should have been “affordable Fitzrovia News. The Hornsey Journal report on some special games in Crouch End although […]