The third of our interviews with the Tory candidates for London Mayor. Previously, Victoria Borwick and Andrew Boff. Warwick Lightfoot has, no doubt, spent a lifetime tolerating jibes about his Tolkeinesque name. He’s also acquired an outstanding CV that includes stints as Mayor of Kensington …
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Exceline 175 Mare Street London, E8 3RH Map Expect to Pay: £5 for buffet Rating: 3 out of 10 We suppose it was inevitable that, eventually, Londonist would happen upon …
Once it became evident that someone the chap in the street had actually heard of was willing to go forward, the Conservatives closed nominations for their 2008 London mayoral candidate last Monday. Former Met Commissioner John Stevens, rubber-lipped former Defence Sec Michael Portillo, ex-PM ‘Sir’ …
A lot of interesting conversations take place in the toilets. Ladies queue for the lavatory and start discussions about just about anything. Men indulge in a subtle, extremely complex sort of code when standing at the urinal, trying to continue an in-depth analysis of the …
Having recently highlighted the shortages of Black Cab drivers here’s an example of one of the precious joys of being a London Cabbie to encourage those youngsters to sign up. You get to dress your cab up! Oh yes. Steven Bell, from Chingford, transformed his …
It’s not really news that hailing a cab in the middle of the night is getting harder. We can remember the days when you could step out of a bar at midnight or tumble out of a club rather later and still expect to find …
If Londonist had to list a few of its favourite things, maps and street art would feature prominently. Thanks to Street Blitz, we’re in our own personal happy hunting grounds… Over the past couple of weeks, tagging, graffiti and all manner of murals and street …
The binding properties of bacon grease have never been better emphasised than in Mem Morrison’s Leftovers. This performance is about cafes, performed in cafes, with cafe food for everybody. It is intimate, cosy; a cooked breakfast at 6pm, sitting elbow to elbow, bound together by …
If you hadn’t noticed, we’ve been having a love affair with this city since we can remember. Hackney cabs, bagels at four in the morning, grumpy commuters, all night clubbing. It seems nothing is missing. Except maybe one thing: the countryside. It sounds strange, but …
Bit of a dull one this week, but worth highlighting for its sheer prolificness. This startled face can be found all over Hackney, particularly along Cambridge Heath Road. The scrawl occasionally carries the legend ‘YTE’. Has anyone found examples in other parts of town – …
That racquet has lain dormant in your cupboard for 50 weeks now, but you know at the back of your mind that, before this week is out, the temptation to imitate the grace of Sharapova or the swashbuckling of Federer on your local patch of …
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