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He’s Not The Messiah…

…he’s a very speedy boy. But that’s about it for now. 22,500 England fans plus one England manager finally got to see Arsenal’s Theo Walcott play last night in England’s B international at Reading and the wonderful news was that the 17 year-old forward didn’t …

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Are You Watching? (Pun most definitely intended)

At Londonist, we like to give the people what they want, so, as requested, here is a photo of the House of Commons watch – the prize won by Richard Pope in our local elections competition. Richard told us that he now hopes to build …

Extra, Extra

The Olympic land inquiry is already causing a few waves, apparently the Games could cause the loss of 3000 London jobs. Ken in the news: he’s pledged to put the Congestion Charge up if he gets re-elected and he’s not as big fan of the …

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The Londonist Literary List

The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. Highlights this week include two appearance by Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell (pictured), along with one by Lionel Shriver, and a new book from Elmore …

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England Expects, Sven Chuckles

Typical. Just when he’s definitely lost the job after clinging on grimly for years, an England manager finally gets the hang of it. Benefiting from the merry-go-round of the selection of his successor Sven has quietly been allowed to get on with the job in …

Extra, Extra

The London Assembly Conservatives are blaming the level of bureaucracy and paperwork in the Met for the fact that, on average, they solve fewer than one crime per officer each month. The Shoreditch ‘reality CCTV’ scheme goes live this week. The media are asking whether …

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TV Troll: You’re Hired

After getting thoroughly soaked this morning on the way to work (TV Troll’s tolerance for H2O is somewhere around the level of the Wicked Witch of the West’s) , we are in need of a nice night at home in front of the telly – …

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Mid Week Music News

Tonight: Fancy a little danceable punchy guitar driven night out? Perhaps you might like to catch The Sunshine Underground at Dingwalls. Friday: With some grand new material Kaibosh are keeping busy this year taking it to the road. We’ll bring you a review of their …

Londonist Guide to Local Elections: Kensington & Chelsea

With the polls opening at 7am tomorrow (they are open til 10pm, so there is no excuse not to vote!), Londonist provides you with the third entry for our local elections competition. This time courtesy of Hans Sloane: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea …

Londonist Local Election Guide: Lambeth Part 2

Here is our second entry on Lambeth, from Geoff de Burca. Feel free to make up your own minds on the issues: The council has been run by a LibDem / Tory council for the last four years and they seem to have done a …

Londonist Guide to Local Elections: Lambeth

Here is the first entry for our local elections competition. Submitted by Richard Pope of electionmemory.com, this is: Lambeth Contrary to perception, Lambeth is currently run by a Lib-Dem/Tory coalition (a workable solution to a hung council or a 2001 pre-election deal, depending who you …