Apparently London’s motorists are in a state of ‘panic’ as they are having trouble finding petrol stations near them…. A new report out today by petrol industry boffins Catalist reveals that a third of London’s forecourts have shut down since 2002, and that England as …
Anyone who has ever surfed the internet in a quest for enlightenment about British theatre will undoubtedly have come across the West End Whingers’ blog. By now, Andrew and Phil have become internet blogging stars, doing for theatre what Belle de Jour did for prostitution …
You could be forgiven for not giving a fig about how the candidates for the London mayoral elections in 2008 are shaping up. Londonist, however, does. On the left, the Greens were first off the block in March with the selection of anti-4×4 campaigner Sian …
The National Archives might be shut today (for maypole dancing or demonstrating – we just don’t know) but they’re amusing us all through the release of correspondence between Buckingham Palace and the Home Office from 1947 about affairs of grave, national importance. Wedding tat, to …
Listening to the radio on St. George’s Day (last Monday in case you missed it) we heard various proposals for a national anthem for England, something that could be sung at Twickenham to counter the emotion of “Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau” or played at the …
We thought we’d take a break from linking up Onionbagblog, and instead sample a scallion of a different persuasion. Olly’s Onions serves up small helpings of news in a satirical sauce. A bit like The Onion, then. (What is this connection between bulbous edibles and …
With the arrival of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have been quick to question suspects. Some bipedal-warm-blooded-oviparous-vertebrate rights lawyers have said the interrogation techniques are Draconian and tantermount to torture. A spokesperson for the …
oh dear. Tony Blair has been interviewed for a second time by police investigating cash-for-honours allegations. Downing Street disclosed that the 45 minute questioning took place in Number 10 last Friday, but was kept secret at the request of the Metropolitan Police. What happens if …
Nothing much on the old London terrorist radar today so let’s have a quick gander at the rest of the country. Oh look, they’ve arrested nine people in Birmingham: The “significant” operation involved police and the security service MI5. Security sources said a terror plot …
Blair is having a time of it. Following on from a little unwanted attention by the police it turns out the one person in the world that he wants to be noticed by doesn’t really care: Tony Blair has failed to influence the policies of …
Last week we went out to watch a man from Beirut with colourful trousers and big hair, sing songs about fat girls, gay affairs, and lollipops. Tonight, we think you should do the same. Mika was born in the middle of a warzone in 1983 …
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