Wednesday, June 18, 2025
THE FOG

Justice For Jeremy Bamber – Could A Chance Of Such Be Back On The Pitch?

Matthew Steeples exclusively speaks to the Jeremy Bamber Innocence Campaign as they call for the whole-life tariff prisoner’s case to finally be reviewed by the Court of Appeal in the wake of the hapless and hopeless Criminal Cases Review Commission being shockingly shaken by scandal-upon-scandal after the departure of Helen Pitcher.
OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR

Buy Bargain Historic House Where King Charles I Slept For Just £50,000

Grade II* listed timber framed house where King Charles I supposedly slept in 1645 in Herefordshire for sale for the surprising sum of just £50,000 in spite of having been valued at £295,000 in 2022 – BUT there are more than a few catches.
OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR

‘Bathtub Bonk Pad’ Back On Market – Ghislaine Maxwell London Home For Sale (Again) For Bonkers £3.25m Price

WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Ghislaine Maxwell’s notorious London home –the very pad that caused Prince Andrew to pay out £12 million over sexual cavorting allegations relating to a “bathtub bonk” in 2001 – is astoundingly back up for sale for a bonkers sum nearly 100% higher than she ‘sold’ it for just 3 years ago; much of the mucky madam’s furniture bizarrely remains.
EDITORIAL

Put Them Out To Pasture… Ghislaine Maxwell Apologists & ‘The Telegraph’ Agony Aunt Rachel Johnson & Agony Uncle Richard Madeley

Matthew Steeples suggests that with new ownership looming, it is time for ‘The Telegraph’ to put Ghislaine Maxwell apologists agony aunt Rachel Johnson and agony uncle Richard Madeley out to pasture.

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Editorial comment from Matthew Steeples

EDITORIAL

A Criminal Christmas Discussion Dinner – Matthew Steeples on Menendez, McCann and Maxwell, 8th December 2024

In a revision to our Christmas discussion dinner event on Sunday 8th December, Matthew Steeples will now delve into developments in the Menendez brothers, Madeleine McCann and Ghislaine Maxwell cases with freelance writer and former BBC publicist Claire Rubinstein.
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EDITORIAL

Put Them Out To Pasture… Ghislaine Maxwell Apologists & ‘The Telegraph’ Agony Aunt Rachel Johnson & Agony Uncle Richard Madeley

Matthew Steeples suggests that with new ownership looming, it is time for ‘The Telegraph’ to put Ghislaine Maxwell apologists agony aunt Rachel Johnson and agony uncle Richard Madeley out to pasture.
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EDITORIAL

Meddling Mandelson & Mucky Maxwell – Peter Mandelson should NOT be Britain’s next ambassador to the US

Matthew Steeples suggests the late Jeffrey Epstein’s close chum, meddling ‘Prince of Darkness’ Peter Mandelson, to be totally unfit to be British ambassador to the US.
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THE ROLL CALL

A list of influence

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EDITORIAL

Editorial comment from Matthew Steeples

A Criminal Christmas Discussion Dinner – Matthew Steeples on Menendez, McCann and Maxwell, 8th December 2024

In a revision to our Christmas discussion dinner event on Sunday 8th December, Matthew Steeples will now delve into developments in the Menendez brothers, Madeleine McCann and Ghislaine Maxwell cases with freelance writer and former BBC publicist Claire Rubinstein.
Read more

Put Them Out To Pasture… Ghislaine Maxwell Apologists & ‘The Telegraph’ Agony Aunt Rachel Johnson & Agony Uncle Richard Madeley

Matthew Steeples suggests that with new ownership looming, it is time for ‘The Telegraph’ to put Ghislaine Maxwell apologists agony aunt Rachel Johnson and agony uncle Richard Madeley out to pasture.
Read more

Meddling Mandelson & Mucky Maxwell – Peter Mandelson should NOT be Britain’s next ambassador to the US

Matthew Steeples suggests the late Jeffrey Epstein’s close chum, meddling ‘Prince of Darkness’ Peter Mandelson, to be totally unfit to be British ambassador to the US.
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OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR

Luxury and the arts

Buy Bargain Historic House Where King Charles I Slept For Just £50,000

Grade II* listed timber framed house where King Charles I supposedly slept in 1645 in Herefordshire for sale for the surprising sum of just £50,000 in spite of having been valued at £295,000 in 2022 – BUT there are more than a few catches.
Read more

‘Bathtub Bonk Pad’ Back On Market – Ghislaine Maxwell London Home For Sale (Again) For Bonkers £3.25m Price

WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Ghislaine Maxwell’s notorious London home –the very pad that caused Prince Andrew to pay out £12 million over sexual cavorting allegations relating to a “bathtub bonk” in 2001 – is astoundingly back up for sale for a bonkers sum nearly 100% higher than she ‘sold’ it for just 3 years ago; much of the mucky madam’s furniture bizarrely remains.
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Withnail Rolls – Nubar Gulbenkian Rolls-Royce Used In ‘Withnail And I’ For Sale

‘Star car’ Rolls-Royce used in classic film ‘Withnail and I’ and that was built for “Santa Claus lookalike” playboy Nubar Gulbenkian for sale for just £135,000 in spite of having had a £190,000 renovation.
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THE ROLL CALL

A ranked assembly of individuals of note along with details of their achievements and quirks

Margaret Burke

Former Neo-Nazi supporting HMP Holloway jailbird turned one-time Labour Party councillor Margaret Burke happily hung around with hypocrites Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Flint; will she get a ‘photo op’ with the drippy dope Sir Keir Starmer during General Election 2024?

Amor Towles

“Dry witted” investment banker turned bestselling modern-day F. Scott Fitzgerald-esque author Amor Towles is a civilised gent who has “led a life straight from one of his novels.”

Jane Dotchin

Octogenarian Jane Dotchin is best known for completing a 600-mile round ride from Hexham, Northumberland to Inverness and back on her Irish cob mare pack pony, Diamond, annually in seven weeks or thereabouts.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

The snakes and ladders of society

Morons of the Moment 2024 – Filthy Fylde Conservative Association

As man-pestering Mark Menzies, the MP they have supported since 2008, is exposed for yet more sordid sexual shenanigans, the Fylde Conservative Association yet again prove themselves a bunch of nutty nincompoops by sharing tweets about “vile degenerates” making “sexually explicit” comments.

Lettuce & Jam – Which’ll end up having lasted longer? The Liz Truss lettuce or Meghan Markle’s jam?

As meddling minx Meghan Markle gets mocked about her jaunt into jam and loopy lettuce-loathing loon Liz Truss gets mocked about bumbling like a buffoon about her book, Samantha Markle speaks exclusively to ‘The Steeple Times’ about her soppy, self-centred sister.

The Art Of Freedom – Feckless Fraudster Inigo Philbrick Freed From Clink

Matthew Steeples reveals that £70 million art fraudster Inigo Philbrick has been disgracefully freed after just 1-year and and 8 months in jail in spite of being sentenced to 7-years in the clink.
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TIPPLE & FARE

Food, drink and fine dining

Ten of the Priciest – 2025’s Most Expensive Food & Drink Products

Anthony Smart explores the background to ten of the world’s most expensive food and drink products.

Getting One’s Goat – A Cheesy Conundrum – Goat vs Goats vs Goat’s vs Goats’ Cheese

Matthew Steeples explores conundrum of how to describe cheese made from goat’s milk and shares thoughts of Susie Dent to Alan Rusbridger, Christine Hamilton, Jay Rayner, Matthew Jukes, Mic Wright, Nigella Lawson, Matthew Wright, Tom Parker Bowles and Samantha Markle on goat cheese.

The Pizza Express Princes – Shouldn’t Pizza Express Be Given A Royal Warrant After Being Mentioned In Legal Matters Concerning Both Prince Andrew &...

As Prince Harry brings Pizza Express up in legal proceedings against Mirror Group Newspapers, shouldn’t the chain be given a royal warrant given Prince Andrew used it as an alibi also?

THE SPORTING LIFE

From playing the field to buying a team

THE FOG

The economy, politics and current affairs

Justice For Jeremy Bamber – Could A Chance Of Such Be Back On The Pitch?

Matthew Steeples exclusively speaks to the Jeremy Bamber Innocence Campaign as they call for the whole-life tariff prisoner’s case to finally be reviewed by the Court of Appeal in the wake of the hapless and hopeless Criminal Cases Review Commission being shockingly shaken by scandal-upon-scandal after the departure of Helen Pitcher.

Lawmakers & Lawbreakers – 8th December ‘Discussion Dinner’ With ‘Get Carmen’ Author Karen Phillipps; Britain’s Most Feared Barrister, George Carman QC

Matthew Steeples to interview Karen Phillipps, author of the newly released ‘Get Carman’ at 8th December discussion dinner in London; an account of the life and times of “Britain’s most feared lawyer” George Carman QC.

Enough Is Enough – The Madeleine McCann Case, Its Unspoken Secrets & Why Operation Grange Needs To End Now

Jane Monckton suggests enough is enough and argues it is time to close the investigation into the ‘disappearance’ of Madeleine McCann; focus funding instead on other missing people who can more likely be found.

BRAINSTORM

The comings and goings of the entrepreneurial classes

Ford Fiesta ‘Bravo’ – The Firm Family Favourite; Will It Return In 2026?

Car enthusiast David Lennox remembers the success of Britain’s bestselling ever car, the Ford Fiesta, celebrates its legacy and ponders whether it might return.

A Question Of Tyres And Tires

Matthew Steeples assesses the debate between “tyres” and “tires” and finds “attire” to form the key to the answer to a topic that has bizarrely incensed ‘Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells’ types for decades.

Epstein Victim Payouts Top £384m – JP Morgan Chase Finally Settle Over Enabling Evil Jeffrey Epstein

As the total payout in compensation to circa 150 known ‘victims’ of Jeffrey Epstein tops £384 million after JP Morgan Chase stummed up an astonishing £227 million settlement this week, isn’t it time that some of his clearly many associates (other than the grubby groper Ghislaine Maxwell) were finally brought to justice?

THE WIRE

Science, technology and gadgets

32-Years New – Stunning ‘Brand New’ 1994 Jaguar XJS To Be Auctioned

‘Brand new’ 1994 Jaguar XJS V12 convertible with just 153 miles on the clock to be sold for the same price as when it was actually ‘brand new’ 32-years ago.

Ferrari Tastes On A Reliant Robin Budget

Perfect car for a wannabe Del Boy offered at auction; ideal for those with “Ferrari tastes on a Robin Reliant budget;” talk about a “cushty” makeover of a 1990 three-wheeler.

A Tepid Twitter Storm – If You Don’t Like Twitter, You Have The Right To Leave

Matthew Steeples suggests those getting overexcited about Twitter should just get over their ever-so-sanctimonious selves; at a time of strife and strikes, the tepid Twitterati do have the right to leave.

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