And so the trend for protestors dressed in silly costumes continues into the new year. This time it’s not the Fathers4Justice (or even Mothers4Justice), but the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s. As you might imagine the Alliance feel that taking your kids to school in a …
Strange things are afoot at the Parish of Saint George in Hanworth Park after the long dead Aubrey, sixth Duke of St Albans, has disappeared. In a search for the origin of an underground leak the Rev Paul Williamson decided to enter the Dukes crypt, …
London band Bloc Party had better prepare themselves for the inevitable ‘New Kids on the Bloc’ headlines as they came second in a BBC News poll of 110 critics and broadcasters. (New York band The Bravery topped the poll but we’ll let our friends at …
Amongst all the talk of Robosapiens and Lego Hogwarts Castles, this year Londonist has also detected a bit of a board game revival going on. A few days ago the Guardian reported on the “boom for old-fashioned Christmas tests of mechanical and intellectual skill,” by …
There’s no escaping it now, Christmas is right on the doorstep. So if you’ve got kids or just fancy a good, old-fashioned night out then you better start thinking about which panto you fancy seeing this year. A classic with talking animals and men dressed …
Today’s Sun carries an exclusive interview with Father Christmas, who tells of his “torment” at being banned from stores on Oxford Street. “I take this as an insult to me and children everywhere.” Santa tells the paper from his “secret Lapland retreat”. “It breaks my …
We like toys and we’re not ashamed to say it. Ok, so maybe we’re a little ashamed to say it. Especially to girls we’re trying to impress, or our parents, but otherwise we’re ok. Which is why this edition of Londonist Loves… is dedicated to …
As you get older and you read more Naomi Klein books the whole commercialisation of Christmas thing seems to get more and more prominent (as opposed to when you’re a kid and it’s just the presents that matter…we’re completely over that whole present thing now…we …
Londonist was delighted to see that The GLA have been out and about interviewing 11 to 16 year olds on their “attitudes towards London”. The survey, organised in the lead up to International Children’s Day on Saturday, interviewed a total of 1,072 London residents aged …
Time was when a visit by royalty to the official opening of a school would be accompanied by rows of white-shirted kids, smiling keenly and waving their union flags. Not any more. The Queen’s school-opening in Lambeth last week was met by placard-waving protesters and …
Picture the scene. There you are, a happy father with your “life-partner” and two pre-school children. You manage to get a mortgage on a terraced house in NW5, which the estate agents call “Gospel Oak borders” but your neighbours call Kentish Town. It’s not quite …
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