As Rolf Harris abandons his appeal, it is now time to move forward with investigations into other cases of historical abuse
We were amongst the first in the UK to name Rolf Harris when he...
Matthew Steeples suggests that ‘Kajaki’ is a film that all politicians should be made to see
Kajaki is a film so raw that the Ministry of Defence did not back it. Made in Jordan, with...
Julian Assange’s latest attempt to manipulate the media backfires
On Tuesday, Julian Assange defiantly stood on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London as he showed the American scholar and activist Noam Chomsky the...
Matthew Steeples suggests Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’ provides a reminder of the power of the human spirit
On Tuesday night, I attended the London premiere of the forthcoming Angelina Jolie film Unbroken with Alexa Jago, the charming...
If only Oscar Pistorius had been able to participate in such a scheme as Scotland Yard’s gun amnesty suggests Matthew Steeples
On Tuesday morning I visited a West London police station. Whilst there (on an entirely...
Both The Arts and the expansion of Heathrow deserve to be backed by us all
Our Picture of the Week shows an advertising hoarding advocating the expansion of Heathrow that has been altered by a...
Sir Christopher Meyer complains about how little he earns
All at The Steeple Times are unanimous in the view that Ed Miliband’s proposed mansion tax is flawed and unworkable but on ITV’s The Agenda on...
Classic clangers from the last week
Lunch with(out) obligations
At The Phene in Chelsea, a distinguished lady was approached by a man of pensionable age. He was overheard to remark: “I’d like to invite you for...
The world’s tallest and shortest men meet
Yesterday, the tallest and shortest men in the world were introduced to one another in London to mark Guinness World Records Day.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal is just...
Hypocrite Russell Brand is a man who should decide which side of the fence he sits on
This morning Russell Brand was on ITV1’s Lorraine show. On Wednesday, he went to an opening night at...
Canadian Richard Harris shares his thoughts on recent events in his country
As a fitness instructor, I see three emotions when untrained clients entire the gym: fear, fight and flight. In the recent events in Canada,...
Halsey Minor introduces Bitreserve
Internet entrepreneur Halsey Minor is best known for his roles in creating the technology blog CNET. It was sold to Google for £1 billion in 2008. He is now revolutionising money...
As Rolf Harris loses first conviction appeal, we call for him to be stripped of his CBE
On Friday, sex offender Rolf Harris lost his first appeal against his conviction for 12 indecent assaults on...
Jim Hood uses parliamentary privilege to name Lord Brittan as someone accused of “improper conduct with children”
Yesterday, a Labour MP named Jim Hood used parliamentary privilege to state that Lord Brittan had been accused...
Jeremy Paxman on George Clooney’s new wife’s attempts to repatriate the Elgin Marbles
In this Sunday’s Telegraph, Jeremy Paxman examined Amal Alamuddin’s involvement in trying to repatriate the Elgin Marbles.
He concluded:
“ that no artefact should ever...
Rebekah Brooks looks set to return to the fold
Few expected Rebekah Brooks and her husband to be acquitted in June but now it looks set to be the couple who have the last laugh....
Mike Read’s UKIP Calypso song has rightly been withdrawn
Though the former BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read has requested that his UKIP Calypso song be withdrawn from sale, the mere fact that it was...
The Queen and Prince Philip visit Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red
Our Picture of the Week was taken at the Tower of London last week. It shows the Queen and Prince Philip walking...
What became of Julian Assange’s pledge to “leave soon”?
On the 18th August, Julian Assange announced he’d be leaving the Ecuadorian Embassy in London “soon”. Two months have passed and given he’s still there, he’s...
EXCLUSIVE: Godfrey Bloom suggests that UKIP has become a refuge of ex-BNP voters in response to an article in ‘The Steeple Times’
For many years, Godfrey Bloom was one of UKIP’s most senior members. That...
As UKIP founding member Godfrey Bloom MEP resigns in tandem with the BBC’s ‘The Farage Factor’ Panorama expose, we ask: “Has Brutus met his match?”
‘Caravan man’ Nigel Farage might have had a flush of successes...
The “text-and-tell” replaces the “kiss-and-tell”
In the 1990s Sunday morning’s began with the nation rushing to the newsstands to see which politician and personality was the latest to fall victim to a “kiss-and-tell” by some...
SCM Private short film featuring the actress Helen Lederer reminds investors of the questions they should be asking
Starring Absolutely Fabulous actress Helen Lederer as an investor alongside a spoof character named Gordon Dodgy (whose...
Child beater speaks at Liberal Democrat conference
At the Liberal Democrat conference on Monday, Vince Cable complained that the Conservatives are “like UKIP without the beer” whilst Guido Fawkes shared pictures of delegates sleeping. Worse...
George Monbiot film showing the consequences of reintroducing wolves into the Yellowstone National Park is a ‘must watch’
Shared on Facebook by both filmmaker Ellen Perry and financier turned vintner Michael Polenske, a video named...
That Fiona Woolf has neglected her duties to the inquiry she is meant to head is an insult to victims of sexual abuse
On 5th September, the Home Secretary Theresa May appointed Fiona Woolf as...
UKIP’s “big announcement” was nothing but a big disappointment
UKIP made a song and a dance about a sorry cabal of defectors in the run up to David Cameron’s speech to the Conservative Party conference on...
The BBC should not show footage of convicted sex offender Jonathan King in a forthcoming documentary about the rock band Genesis
The BBC ought to have learnt that protecting the paedophiles that long remained in...
Home Secretary Theresa May creates A Bitter Future
The image we shared of the Flying Scotsman train with an unfortunately captioned poster of Alex Salmond was very popular. Now, this year’s Conservative Party conference has...
‘Daily Mail’ publishes a non-story about a couple who are wrongly claiming to being “held prisoner” by their neighbours
On Wednesday, the Mail Online chose to make a major story out of a minor molehill...
Sympathy for Dave Lee Travis should evaporate after his having been found guilty of indecent assault and as he faces civil action over a further allegation
On Tuesday afternoon, Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis...
Scotland has taken the right decision
Yesterday the Scottish came out in force and voted ‘no’ to independence. Though the ‘Better Together’ campaign’s win is by a relatively small margin and though their campaign was...
