Bush Protest, Parliament Square courtesy of randydandy via the Londonist Flickr pool Following on from our weekend report on the anti-George Bush protests in Parliament Square on Sunday a whole crop of photos have been posted in the Londonist Flickr pool capturing the passion behind the protest and the frankly alarming flashpoint as police barricaded Whitehall. Courtesy of Simon Rigglesworth via the Londonist Flickr pool 25 arrests were reported as allegations of heavy handed policing......

We know the various London freesheets aren't exactly worthy of much attention on the commute home. But if you're going to peruse your work on the journey, it's wise to do as the announcer says and "take all personal belongings with you" when alighting - particularly if your work relates to, say, confidential and highly sensitive material. That's exactly what a clutzy civil servant from the Cabinet Office didn't do, when he left a......

Government departments are being asked to switch from bottled to humble tap water for lubricating the endless meetings involved in running the Civil Service. Hot on the heels of Ken's campaign to get London's diners to insist on tap water in restaurants, this switch could save Whitehall more than £100,000 a year according to a Panorama investigation into council spend on bottled water. DEFRA, which has already made the switch, was draining a jolly......

Anyone with an ounce of common sense should be able to tell you that work-related stress is not good for the health, a bit like cigarettes, junk food and bullets. But, since many of those who make decisions regarding our working lives seem to be devoid of even a gram of common sense and require THE FACTS instead, then a study reported in the European Heart Journal may help somewhat. The UCL based study,......