From the Middle East to Morrison’s…
THERE must come a time when even those who were determined for David Miliband not to lead the Labour Party begin to feel some sympathy for his narrow defeat and the dramatic [...]
November 2010
Chris Philp and the “stony broke” Royal Family
ALL of these people who think it’s an outrage in these biting economic times that tax-payers have to fund a royal wedding got a bombshell surprise yesterday. Turns out: [...]
You’ve only come to see the Arsenal
TIMES must be tight at Fulham FC: Invading into Arsenal/Spurs territory, this billboard is attached to the side of The Dome in Tufnell Park, advertising cheap half-season [...]
Kentish Town: Where men waltz around with dogs on their shoulders
PEOPLE who buy the modern music have directed me towards the new song and video by award-winning Imelda May, who had a hit with Johnny Got A Boom Boom. ‘Kentish Town [...]
Brian Coleman vs ?
SO, who gets to follow in the footsteps of Lucy Anderson and Nicky Gavron in taking on the seemingly unbeatable love-him-hate-him-he-never-loses-an-election Brian Coleman for [...]
A borrowed line about libraries?
‘Starting my essay on the creation of ‘cut & paste’ function. Done.’ Comedian Josh Howie, Twitter, 12/11/10. Clickety-click. Ctrl+C and [...]
Toby’s red mist
IF the other side is turning red and steam is puffing out of its ears, does it mean you’re winning the argument? If so Fiona Millar is up on Toby Young right now. Blogs [...]
The Thorntons
SO, Ed Miliband has called his new bub, Samuel, but did you see one of kiddio’s middle names: Thornton. I think he should have gone for ‘Winthrop’, but no [...]
Michael Foot’s magic trick
PEOPLE often talk about Labour’s dark days under Michael Foot. The biggest electoral defeat of 1983 was easy to recall for his critics. But they didn’t seem so [...]
Does it begin with a C?
OOOH, did you see the local government whodunnit in The Observer yesterday? The guessing game is which unnamed London local authority handed over its Doomsday list of planned [...]