Category: MOVERS & SHAKERS

The snakes and ladders of society.

A chronicle of drama, scandal and success in London, Paris, New York and elsewhere

  • A rolling need

    A rolling need

    As ‘The Steeple Times’ roll call reaches 370, we need the assistance of our readers

     

    We added the 370th entry to our roll call today in the form of Huguette Clark. Now, as we aim to take this list of the influential to 500 members, we need your help. (more…)

  • Moving on: August 2013

    Moving on: August 2013

    A round up of the moves of the newsworthy

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  • Henry Pryor: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Henry Pryor: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    20 questions with property market expert Henry Pryor

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    “Cheering the underdog”.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    “There are only two types of ‘expert’ when it comes to predicting house prices – those who don’t know and those who don’t know they don’t know”.

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  • Pictures of the Week: A dog’s dinner

    Pictures of the Week: A dog’s dinner

    A woman whose interpretation of doggie glamour leaves little to the imagination

     

    Our Picture of the Week undoubtedly had to be an image captured just off London’s Piccadilly Circus outside a ridiculously named venue called DSTRKT. Try pronouncing that whilst drunk. (more…)

  • Tatiana von Saxe Wilson: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Tatiana von Saxe Wilson: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    20 questions with founder of The People’s Book Prize Tatiana von Saxe Wilson

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    Pursuit and success.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    “Make the best better”.

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  • Notorious addresses

    Notorious addresses

    Can the former homes of notorious criminals ever really be ‘bargains?

     

    In recent days many newspapers have featured the sale of the apartment where Dennis Nilson committed several murders. Most refer to it as a ‘bargain’, but are such places truly really the deals they’re made out to be? (more…)

  • Jet set John

    Jet set John

    Tagged billionaire John Goodman allowed to fly to Texas to visit his mother

     

    The case of John Goodman is what the media would term “a gift that keeps on giving”. The “polo king” billionaire, whose reckless driving resulted in a student’s death in 2010, is in the news again this week and this time it’s for getting permission to fly by private jet to visit his ailing mother who is dying of cancer. (more…)

  • Red is Good

    Red is Good

    Matthew Steeples celebrates red fashion as Debenhams ditch red braces

     

    Debenhams and the Mail Online recently suggested that the “garish” red braces, as sported by Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, have fallen out of fashion. (more…)

  • Alan Mendoza: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Alan Mendoza: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    20 questions with executive director of The Henry Jackson Society Dr. Alan Mendoza

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    Stretching the boundaries of the possible.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    “Incompetent until proven competent”.

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  • Helen Lederer: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Helen Lederer: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    20 questions with actress, comedian and writer Helen Lederer, best known for her role as Catriona in ‘Absolutely Fabulous’

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    My latest aim for a user-friendly existence is to be kind and forgiving and never tweet when drunk.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    “It’s not the winning, it’s the taking someone apart that counts”.

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