In the UK, public inquiries are used as a way of scrutinising our systems and making sure they work as they ought to. The tragic death of Victoria Climbié rightly triggered an inquiry which concluded that had timely action been taken on any one of …
Someone’s out to get Pepsi. Someone with a crossbow. It’s a targeted campaign. Pepsi, of Egham, has been shot twice in the last three months with identical crossbow bolts. This cannot be mere coincidence. That’s one lucky cat and one ardent cat hater with an …
Forget locking up your daughters – lock up your bikes! New statistics indicate that bike theft is up 10% in England, bringing the average to one bike stolen every 71 seconds. Though the thieves are not quite up to snuff, stealing something every 60 seconds …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 23rd April 1979: 33-year-old teacher Blair Peach dies from head injuries following outbreaks of fighting with police at an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front meeting in Southall, West London. Tuesday – 24th April 1993: A massive …
The RMT Union has announced a three day tube strike next week by Metronet workers. Next week, the City of London will become Europe’s largest wifi hotspot. Tony Blair blames a distinctive black culture for the recent spate of knife and gun crime. A new …
Red Ken is at it again. Usually so full of love for all things PC that you’d think he would change his name to Percy Clemmons, Ken’s latest ‘morally outraged’ hissy fit comes as somewhat of a surprise. “Ken Livingstone launched a vitriolic tirade against …
This is our favourite assault on police story ever. The headline: Woman accused of spraying cop with breast milk The details: It is alleged she was detained for trying to steal shoes from Lizard, in Hill Street, Richmond. After being arrested for theft she sprayed …
We don’t know about where you are, but it seems like spring can’t decide whether or not to happen. Some days are warm, some days are cold, and sometimes you aren’t sure which. Baseball may have started up (and soccer/football winding down) but it still …
Well this column’s been running for nearly a year now, and we’ve yet to properly highlight el chivo. Criminal. Simply criminal. El chivo’s stencils are usually black-and-white images in the Shoreditch/Hackney areas. Often, there’s a bittersweet theme – a pretty girl with the arrow-shot bird, …
A friend of a friend pointed us in the direction of this set of photos. Not very Londoncentric, in fact just some friends doing what we all do when we first get our hands on a new Macbook with its fancy little camera and software. …
Council staff in Harrow, north London, must feel like maniacal puppeteers in the Theatre of Irony that is the Benefits Claim Office. And if they are the puppeteers, those claiming benefits fraudulently are soon to be their Pinocchios. “Lie detectors will be used to help …
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