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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Meddling Menace (‘Ian’) Mowbray Jackson – A Missing Link Between Nigel Farage & George Cottrell (‘Cotrel’)

In the wake of ‘The Sunday Times’ expose of Nigel Farage’s curious connections with convicted criminal George Cottrell (‘Cotrel’), Matthew Steeples highlights an equally curious crony of theirs, Twitter trolling twerp (‘Ian’) Mowbray Jackson.
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THE SPORTING LIFE

Dastardly Deviant David Sullivan’s Deserved Downfall Goes Dotty

‘Heretics’ interview by Andrew Gold with Matthew Steeples about sexual allegations against convicted criminal David Sullivan featuring scandalous stories about West Ham FC, Karren Brady and Ampika Pickston goes viral; watched over 207,000 times in just three days.
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TIPPLE & FARE

Bibendum & Bosi Bounce Back! Delight In SW3 As Restaurant Reopens

EXCLUSIVE – Matthew Steeples shares that “now is the time to drink” as Claude Bosi and Bibendum return to Brompton Cross in Chelsea in July after having been closed for a year.
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EDITORIAL

Did Dorset Police Frame Omar Benguit For The Murder Of Jong-Ok Shin?

Matthew Steeples salutes those suggesting thrice tried Omar Benguit was framed for murder by Dorset Police and calls for an investigation into whether the sordid serial slaughterer Danilo Restivo could be the true killer of Jong-Ok Shin.
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Editorial comment from Matthew Steeples

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Invitation – An Evening With True Crime Legend Geoffrey Wansell

Matthew Steeples invites you to an evening with redoubtable author and broadcaster Geoffrey Wansell on 22nd April 2026.
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EDITORIAL

Did Dorset Police Frame Omar Benguit For The Murder Of Jong-Ok Shin?

Matthew Steeples salutes those suggesting thrice tried Omar Benguit was framed for murder by Dorset Police and calls for an investigation into whether the sordid serial slaughterer Danilo Restivo could be the true killer of Jong-Ok Shin.
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I’m in the #EpsteinFiles (And Unlike Others, I’m Not Complaining)

Matthew Steeples reacts to finding himself mentioned in the latest #EpsteinFiles release; he isn’t complaining, but now understands why Ghislaine Maxwell’s family and associates so objected to his making “mucky madam” references of the deviant daughter of the pension pot plunderer prior to her 2021 trial and conviction.
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EDITORIAL

Editorial comment from Matthew Steeples

Invitation – An Evening With True Crime Legend Geoffrey Wansell

Matthew Steeples invites you to an evening with redoubtable author and broadcaster Geoffrey Wansell on 22nd April 2026.
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Did Dorset Police Frame Omar Benguit For The Murder Of Jong-Ok Shin?

Matthew Steeples salutes those suggesting thrice tried Omar Benguit was framed for murder by Dorset Police and calls for an investigation into whether the sordid serial slaughterer Danilo Restivo could be the true killer of Jong-Ok Shin.
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I’m in the #EpsteinFiles (And Unlike Others, I’m Not Complaining)

Matthew Steeples reacts to finding himself mentioned in the latest #EpsteinFiles release; he isn’t complaining, but now understands why Ghislaine Maxwell’s family and associates so objected to his making “mucky madam” references of the deviant daughter of the pension pot plunderer prior to her 2021 trial and conviction.
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OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR

Luxury and the arts

Pimp My Hummer – Rapper Tupac’s 1996 Hummer ‘Eliminator’ For Sale For £333,333

Matthew Steeples reports on the sale of a £333,333 ‘pimped’ 1996 Hummer H1 that rapper Tupac Shakur bought just a month before he was gunned down and killed in a 1996 BMW 750iL leased by the ironically named Death Row Records just as his alleged killer goes to trial.
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Playboy Prince Range Rovers – £100k For Prince Jefri of Brunei Convertible

Matthew Steeples reports on the sale of a rare 1992 Range Rover convertible created for the alleged sex pest playboy Prince Jefri of Brunei and comments on this shamed royal’s similarities to the Range Rover driving alleged sex pest formerly known as Prince Andrew.
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No Room To Swing A Cat – £250k For Overpriced 109 Square Foot Knightsbridge Flat

Tiny, overpriced studio ‘flatlet’ lacking room to even swing a cat in somewhat ‘shady’ building opposite Harrods in Knightsbridge unsurprisingly remains on sale for the not so tiny sum of £250,000 after 3 years on the market reports Matthew Steeples.
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THE ROLL CALL

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

Margaret Burke

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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?
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Amor Towles

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“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.”
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Jane Dotchin

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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.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

The snakes and ladders of society

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Meddling Menace (‘Ian’) Mowbray Jackson – A Missing Link Between Nigel Farage & George Cottrell (‘Cotrel’)

In the wake of ‘The Sunday Times’ expose of Nigel Farage’s curious connections with convicted criminal George Cottrell (‘Cotrel’), Matthew Steeples highlights an equally curious crony of theirs, Twitter trolling twerp (‘Ian’) Mowbray Jackson.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sunday Stroll Walking Tour Archive – Crime Scenes Of The Rich & Famous: SW1 & SW3

Join on Sunday 21st June for a personally guided walking tour of the crime scenes of Belgravia, Chelsea and Knightsbridge with Matthew Steeples of ‘The Steeple Times’ including locations linked to Lord Lucan, Ghislaine Maxwell and Oscar Wilde.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Invitation – An Evening With Esteemed Author & Crusading Journalist Peter Jukes

Matthew Steeples invites you to an evening with ‘Waking The Dead’ writer and co-founder of ‘Byline Times’ Peter Jukes on 20th May 2026 at PJ’s Chelsea Brasserie, London.
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TIPPLE & FARE

Food, drink and fine dining

Bibendum & Bosi Bounce Back! Delight In SW3 As Restaurant Reopens

EXCLUSIVE – Matthew Steeples shares that “now is the time to drink” as Claude Bosi and Bibendum return to Brompton Cross in Chelsea in July after having been closed for a year.
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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.
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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.
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THE SPORTING LIFE

From playing the field to buying a team

Dastardly Deviant David Sullivan’s Deserved Downfall Goes Dotty

‘Heretics’ interview by Andrew Gold with Matthew Steeples about sexual allegations against convicted criminal David Sullivan featuring scandalous stories about West Ham FC, Karren Brady and Ampika Pickston goes viral; watched over 207,000 times in just three days.
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The Art of Driving a Manual Car with a Broken Clutch; Racing Legend Juan Manuel Fangio – A Quixotic Adventure

David G. Lennox examines the peril of the “stick shift” and manual clutch and celebrates the spirit of the Argentinian Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio
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Motors ‘Clutching’ For Arrivals At Royal Ascot 2024 In

Put your clutch into it and prepare to motor into Royal Ascot’s Car Park 1 this June in style; David G. Lennox suggests vehicles especially suitable.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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