terror

Last night on BBC4 we watched the third, and sad to say, final part of Armando Iannucci’s The Thick of It. The show follows MP Hugh Abbot’s attempts to do his job in a political climate of constant spin and on-the-hoof policy making. He’s ineptly …

In 1797, haberdasher John Hetherington strolled out into the streets of London to show off his new invention: the top hat. The reaction, it must be said, was not as good as it might have been – he was booed and jeered, several women fainted, …

If you haven’t seen this yet, it seems someone fired two shots during the Nas gig at the Academy last night. Whichever news source you go to all the reports are the same: – Two shots were fired towards the ceiling. – Two bullets and …

London’s theatre land area is to get a makeover courtesy of a £6 million pound cash injection, the first 1.8 million of which “has been raised from Transport for London, Westminster council, the Cross-River Partnership and theatres themselves“. The scheme has plans to widen the …

The earlier post about London’s Strategic Emergency Plan has led to an outbreak of disturbing memories of When The Wind Blows and Threads. Please, London – REMAIN CALM. Yes there is a threat and yes we are a plump target, but we must never forget …

A new anti-terror campaign was launched across London today “to encourage the public to be vigilant and to contact police with any suspicions“. New posters should already be up showing an abandoned backpack with the warning: TWO WAYS TO FIND OUT IF IT’S SUSPICIOUS: CALL …

Despite the terror ‘scares’ and the escalating cost of real estate in the UK, London seems hell bent on building taller and taller buildings. But in recent weeks the trend seems to have stalled with numerous architectural hard luck stories in the press. Everyone knows …