It is time to make St George’s Day a public holiday
The Irish enjoy a national holiday for St Patrick’s Day and the Scottish celebrate St Andrew’s Day. Today, 23rd April, is St George’s Day and it is time we, the English, marked it properly. (more…)
Tag: Boris Johnson
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Merry Christmas from ‘The Steeple Times’
Wishing our readers a very Merry Christmas
As we all head home for the holidays, may we take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We’ve had a busy year at The Steeple Times and below we highlight some of our favourite stories as a collage. (more…)
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Ban the Bakfiet
Dangerous bicycles with cargo boxes that carry children should be banned
With the current furore regarding relations between cyclists and motorists in London, one particular type of bicycle that has come to public attention is the “cargo bike”. (more…)
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Greed and envy
‘The Mirror’ is wrong to attack Boris Johnson’s speech to the Centre for Policy Studies
The Mirror is a left-wing paper so some would say their latest attack on Boris Johnson was inevitable, but this time they are utterly wrong. (more…)
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Don’t Duck
Third incident involving a DUKW vehicle in 2013
Last weekend, we reported on one of Boris Johnson’s new Route Master buses causing a six-vehicle pile up in Chelsea. Today, it was the turn of a London Duck Tour DUKW vehicle named Cleopatra to endanger the lives of those who’d paid upto £65 to take a trip along the Thames. (more…)
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Selling the V&A
Forthcoming V&A exhibition questions London’s property bubble
A 25-metre hoarding outside the V&A announces that this “unique property at [a] prime cultural heritage location” is for sale. However, before “Angry of Tunbridge Wells” erupts, it must be added that the advert is just a stunt. The poster is for a major new installation named Tomorrow – Elmgreen & Dragset at the V&A. (more…)
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Out routed
New £354,000 Route Master bus crashes on Chelsea Bridge Road on second day in service
On Saturday, on seeing one of Boris Johnson’s new Route Master buses on the Kings Road, I commented about how impressive this vehicle was. Little did I expect, therefore, that only a day later, the very same vehicle would have ended up in a six vehicle pile up on Chelsea Bridge Road. (more…)
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Topping Parliament
Jeremy Clarkson deserves to be wholeheartedly backed if he does indeed stand for Parliament
The day after the St Leger, the final Classic of the season, was held in Doncaster, BBC Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson announced that he’s considering standing for Parliament there. Many call him a “buffoon” and view him to be unelectable but we believe him to be a man who talks common sense and one most worthy of our backing. (more…)
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Picture of the week: Downing Street’s “shocker” parodied
David Cameron and Nick Clegg as Titanic stars and an analysis of the “sensational love affair” shocking Westminster
The talk of Westminster and Twitter is the Mail on Sunday’s story about the identity of a mystery pair who have been involved in a “sensational love affair” that has “potentially significant political implications” for David Cameron and his government.
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Zuleika Parkin: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times asks artist and gallery manager Zuleika Parkin: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
Joy, art and love.
“Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?
“Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends”: Francis Bacon.