VANISHING LONDON
2: The bit of road on the north side of Trafalgar Square
This did not get nicked overnight. Instead the Mayor put in place a long and some say tedious process to turn London’s squarest roundabout into – his words – […]

I am thinking about my favourite action movies because Midnight Run is on TV, clashing with No Man’s Land a Bosnian favourite from a few years back. But I will watch Midnight Run, because it is more fun than the BBC2 satire, and it has a very […]

The ubiquitous Banksy strikes again
not entirely sure who he’s striking agaist, we’ve always known that judges dress like this under their robes haven’t we? ooh, get you![…]

“Don’t play with your food!”
This stern injunction has blighted many a child’s teatime as a project for turning sausage and mash into a happy face is scuppered midway. Surely parents remember that playing with food is usually […]

EGGS BACON CHIPS AND BEANS: a blog stumbled across whilst searching for a decent café or coffee house for a non-alcoholic central London meetup. An absolutely SMASHING little blog filled of delicious pictures of fry-ups and great reviews. READ IT NO[…]

Public Inconvenience
A big railway station in London at 9.11pm last night. I’d had a couple of pints after work, and as per usual, arrived at the station needing the toilet. I decide not to use the one on platforms 5 and 6, but the one on platf[…]

Ned’s post below reminded me of a running pub conversation we’ve had over the past few weeks regarding the etymology of the word “wonk.” Fortunately I have my good friend google who offers some clues:
From here (big scroll dow[…]