politics

Long before there was a Londonist there was a city called London and on the whole it was a great place to live and work (although it desperately needed a dedicated blog). Those of us that embraced its multicultural heart rejoiced that we had found …

Official: the dognapping saga now has all the elements of the perfect Evening Standard story. The phone lines in the news room are red hot. Journalists are being recalled from the foreign and politics desks to lend support. It’s the biggest story possible. Liz Hurley …

Looks like Ken Livingstone wants to impose metering of everyone’s water in a bid to reduce wastage. At his weekly press conference, our Blur-collaborating Mayor suggested that compulsory metering was the only way to reverse London’s growing demand for the much-loved liquid. He’ll be discussing …

We all know the story. The one who was once thought to be our saviour fell and became the lapdog of the dark side. Now things look to be at their darkest as the Emperor sets his sights on the son: TONY: You don’t know …

Steve Earle & Patti Smith – Royal Festival Hall – Meltdown 2005 – 19th June 2005 A roll call is played over the PA. The audience listen intently. Within seconds it becomes clear: this is a roll call for the dead, the casualties on both …

The London Assembly is two members short as of today thanks to the interim report published by The Commission on London Governance this week. The report, titled Capital Life, is meant to provide a review of London governance and is (according to the website) “supported …

We’ve mentioned a couple of times now that Iain Sinclair will be appearing at Patti Smith’s Meltdown, but we didn’t reveal that Londonist was invited to have a chat with him one sunny afternoon a week or so ago. What followed was a conversation that …

There are lots of reasons to love London: the inbred Royal family caged away far from public gaze, the almost sexual excess shown in boarding rush hour tubes, the unpredictable weather that makes each and every day a bit of a gamble and of course …

Londonist is looking for more writers. Over the past six months we feel that we’ve really strengthened the editorial output of the site (thanks to our fabulous editorial team), however we do realise that there are some areas in which we are still lacking. Also …

Sung to the tune of Two Little Boys Two little boys had two little toys Each had a military force Gaily they played on a summer’s day Warriors both of course Now when Iraq had a mishap Bush needed Tony Blair The President cried for …