Populist: 17-22 January

The week's most popular posts, and a round-up of what's happening around London.

In the news:

Parking provoked you in Westminster, average speed cameras didn't make sense and motorcyclists kept commenting

InHolborn got you all of a Twitter over MidTown

Thames eels are under threat - we suggest why

Could London be plastic bag free by 2012?

Looking forward to the East London Line reopening, hopefully in April

Jumping on the giant face of David Cameron bandwagon made our Friday

See the News category for more

Around town:

Pore over images from English Heritage's archive (check out the Euston Arch!), appreciate the skills of Scott Cadman, identify these locations and rifle through London Transport Museum's new film archive online

Too lazy to cook? Try two meal delivery services or have lunch for a fiver, even on Marylebone Lane Coming soon: a one man Lord of the Rings, Eastenders anniversary exhibition, Big Ideas at the Wheatsheaf, Suede reunited and monthly sleepovers at the Natural History Museum Meanwhile, sit back, check out our Slow Club diary and enjoy a pint by a real fire this weekend

See the Arts & Events and Food & Drink categories for more

Comment of the week:

On Holiday Inn's innovative approach to raising the temperature of their beds:

It seems a bit unsavoury to me, suppose your bed warmer breaks wind just before you get in... end of the world! By strangebuttrue