Combining a mix of society's last word and both wit and wisdom, The Steeple Times covers food, drink and fine dining as well as luxury, travel, the arts, individuals of influence and current affairs in the United Kingdom, America and elsewhere. We are best described as being akin to "a cross between The Huffington Post and Private Eye".
The magazine's following is affluent, engaged and international. With 41% of readers coming from the UK and 38% from America, The Steeple Times also has strong presence within Canadian, Italian, German and Australian territories.
August 18, 2018
by Matthew Steeples
Nigel Farage’s return to “frontline politics” is going to bring nothing but division and diversion suggests Matthew Steeples Nigel Farage just can’t help himself: A failed candidate seven times in British Parliament elections and leader of UKIP twice, this bombastic brute is now “returning to frontline politics” in order to “challenge Theresa May’s ‘fraudulent’ … Continue reading “F*** Off Farage”
September 29, 2017
by Matthew Steeples
As a further £154,000 is handed to the police, is it right that £11 million has been allocated to searching for Madeleine McCann whilst the searches for other missing people get little to nothing? A child supposedly disappears every five minutes in the UK yet the only instance the media ever focus on is … Continue reading “A Missing Mockery”
July 30, 2017
by Matthew Steeples
Grosvenor Square apartment for sale; it comes with access to a private residents’ ballroom and will appeal to any fan of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Built circa 1958 on the site of an earlier house damaged during the war, a ground floor apartment within 17 Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair has gone on sale for … Continue reading “Strictly Come Mayfair”
August 15, 2016
by Matthew Steeples
Unlucky mansion in Yorkshire with 13 bedrooms for sale for a lower sum than it was marketed for in 2007 – despite having been renovated internally in the time since Offered for sale for less than it was last marketed in a “dilapidated condition” in 2007, Whinburn Hall in the gritty West Yorkshire mill … Continue reading “An unlucky mansion”
April 3, 2016
by General
Born in Tranmere, Merseyside, veteran actress Patricia Routledge is best known as Alan Bennett’s Irene Ruddock in Talking Heads: Lady of Letters and as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances.
June 27, 2015
by General
A former associate of Guido Fawkes’ Paul Staines, Harry Cole became The Sun’s Westminster correspondent in June 2015.
April 11, 2015
by General
This Brazilian firecracker and rising star of the fashion world loves spending time at 5 Hertford Street and the National Art Library at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
March 28, 2015
by General
Best known for her role in The X-Files, Gillian Anderson married her first husband on the 17th hole of a golf course in Hawaii.
September 17, 2014
by Matthew Steeples
A screenshot of a letter to ‘The Telegraph’ offers an amusing view on Thursday’s Scottish independence referendum
September 11, 2014
by Matthew Steeples
Orkney and the Shetland islands could remain part of the UK even if Scotland votes ‘yes’ to independence
July 27, 2014
by Matthew Steeples
Tony Blair disputes estimates of his wealth and claims that he just wants to make a difference Last week, our former Prime Minister Tony Blair declared: “I’ve not changed. It’s not about making money. It’s about making a difference”. Curiously, for a man with so little interest in cash, he then went on to … Continue reading “Quote of the Week: Tony Blair claims: “I’ve not changed””
June 18, 2014
by Matthew Steeples
Older Range Rover Sport models targeted by cannabis growers Spotted recently by a reader in Parson’s Green in London, a pair of Range Rover Sports are telling of a trend that has spread throughout Britain: Especially prevalent in West Yorkshire – where at least 40 vehicles have been successfully targeted – gangs have been … Continue reading “Cannabis Sport”
June 16, 2014
by Matthew Steeples
John Bercow spotted at the Aegon Championships The last time we featured John Bercow was in the context of a fracas he got into after allegedly bashing into a Range Rover owned by a “divorced full-time mother” named Nathalie Pulford. Yesterday a reader sighted him arriving at The Queen’s Club after the final had … Continue reading “Picture of the Week: Out of office”
April 20, 2014
by Matthew Steeples
The Telegraph’s ‘Mandrake’ columnist is a man not afraid to take on the establishment. Together with his now former colleague Richard Eden, Walker’s diary extensively featured stories about the charitable activities of Lady Meyer in 2011 and made a fool of the PR for Mastercard after they told him what he was to tweet in … Continue reading “Tim Walker”
December 27, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A coastal estate complete with its own private cove comes to the market for £7.5 million Described by the selling agents as a “private coastal estate with fun as its mantra”, Redlap House near Dartmouth in Devon is situated in a 30-acre frost free valley that runs down to the sea.
December 21, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A former rectory that truly is a classic English home Old rectories and vicarages are the things of novels: Jeffrey Archer lives in one near Cambridge that was previously the home of the poet Rupert Brooke and Joanna Trollope waxes lyrical about them regularly.
December 20, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Duncan Bannatyne slices £100,000 off asking price of his former marital home Listed in June 2013 for £899,000 according to Zoopla and now reduced to £799,995, Duncan Bannatyne OBE’s troubles with selling his home near Middlesbrough were detailed in yesterday’s ‘City Diary’ in The Telegraph.
November 28, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
‘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.
November 21, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Repossessed Somerset mansion goes to auction for just £250,000 It’s rare to find Grade I mansions in the hands of the receivers, but Halswell Park in Somerset is an exception to that rule. Now, Clive Emson auctioneers on behalf of Citi Private Banking, seek just £250,000 to £500,000 for the main house and £635,000 … Continue reading “An orgy of a mansion”
October 17, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Hugh Bonneville can celebrate after Gothic wins at Leicester This morning, The Telegraph’s ‘Mandrake’ reported on the latest success of the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Petrushka Syndicate and one of its investors, Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, at Leicester.
September 30, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A home worthy of any ‘Downton’ devotee is marketed for £6,500,000 less than it was previously promoted for in 2008 With Downton Abbey back on our screens, Brits are waxing lyrical about life in country houses whilst our American cousins are already bemoaning that they won’t get to see the latest series until January. … Continue reading “Downturning”
September 14, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Is there a news title that won’t fall under Pippa Middleton’s spell? First she sent sales soaring with her column for Waitrose Kitchen, then came a role as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and now, today, Pippa Middleton’s landed a new position at The Telegraph with a new column named ‘Sport and Social’.
August 22, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Contents of The Hempel Hotel to be sold at auction The contents of Bayswater’s iconic The Hempel Hotel, originally designed by Anouska Hempel, are to be sold following the building’s sale to British Land for £33 million in March.
August 5, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
The ‘Silly Season’ is once again upon us August is the time when newsrooms run out of things to say. With half the country on holiday and Parliament in recess, it’s the time of year when journalists write stories that range from the bizarre to the ridiculous.
August 1, 2013
by steepleadmin
Vladimir Lavrentiev reports on the flaws in the reporting of ‘economic growth’ The British press used to unanimously spout the story of a ‘double dip recession’ and now they are attempting to put the agenda of economic growth into the headlines.
by Matthew Steeples
Papers and paywalls This morning a paywall went up on The Sun’s online portal, Sun+. This move follows those of the The Times and the Telegraph and some might suggest they are commercially justifiable. We disagree
July 26, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Pigeons, cats and bicycles don’t necessarily make for the best of friends The Telegraph’s ‘Mandrake’ and the Mail Online both reported yesterday that Ben Goldsmith could be prosecuted after colliding with a pigeon whilst on his bicycle in Glasshouse Street, close to London’s Piccadilly Circus.
June 1, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
The Mittal family market one of their three “Billionaires’ Row” homes for £7 million less than they paid for it One of the world’s richest men, Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal paid £117 million in 2008 for No. 6 Palace Green in Kensington. He bought the property for his son, Aditya, from an Israeli-American … Continue reading “A bit of a steel”
May 31, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
‘The Daily Telegraph’s’ expose of yet another rule breaking MP is something to celebrate The Daily Telegraph is a newspaper that isn’t afraid to expose scandals and that should indeed be celebrated.
May 19, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
“If you want news, listen to the radio; if you want sex, read the newspapers” is amongst the many classic quotes from this Conservative peer. A land girl, a Bletchley Park codebreaker, Mayor of Cambridge, an agriculture minister, and now a Baroness, Trumpington famously stuck two fingers up at Lord King of Bridgwater after he … Continue reading “Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington DCVO, PC”
May 18, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Ben Fogle suggests that he could have been poisoned by a Russian spy Ben Fogle’s rise to the middle realms of “fame” is something I’ve always found puzzling. Don’t get me wrong, he’s an affable chap and I have utterly no problem with him but whenever he comes on the screen, I find myself … Continue reading “Fooling Fogle”
May 14, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Lady Meyer applies to build a “closet wing” The wife of the former ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer, once described as “Chanel-clad” by The Telegraph, has applied to The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea to build a number of closets at a property she recently purchased just off the Kings Road.
April 18, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
The sale of a Purdey gun engraved with a portrait of Baroness Thatcher Margaret Thatcher had many devoted followers and fans in her time as Prime Minister. Coal miners, in general, were not amongst them but some like Jimi Heselden OBE (1948 – 2010) used their redundancy payouts to make vast fortunes.
April 16, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
North Korea takes ceremonial decoration to another level Those who deserve them get the odd decoration or two. Sometimes those that don’t get them too. Fred got shredded of his ‘K’ yet a certain person got a CBE for “services to children and families” despite uproar following a series of articles in the Daily … Continue reading “Picture of the week: Decorated beyond belief”
April 14, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A monthly round up of the moves of the newsworthy Fishing around Poissonnerie on Draycott Avenue, popular with the likes of Sir Michael Caine and Sir Roger Moore, is for sale through Miles Commercial. The 6,700 square foot property, owned by respected restaurateur Peter Rosignoli, has a price tag of £14,000,000 and the agents … Continue reading “Moving on”
March 23, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A modern day Robin Hood who claimed to have been “sent by God to take back some of the wealth that the outrageously rich had taken from the rest of us”. This Belfast born cat burglar was a meticulous planner whose roll call of marks numbered Sophia Loren, Zsa Zsa Gabor, John Aspinall and Maria … Continue reading “Peter Scott (born Peter Craig Gulston, 1931 – 2013)”
March 14, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Fever-Tree sells a 25% stake for £12 million In recent years, the premium spirits market has boomed in both Britain and America. Drinkers have traded up and become more and more demanding in their choices. Spirits brands have seized on this trend and created what they claim to be better products and enclosed them … Continue reading “Just the tonic”
March 12, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
Matthew Steeples offers offers a tribute to the late Robert Troyan I first met the larger than life Bostonian character Robert Troyan (1950 – 2013) with his partner Anthony Feldman in the early 2000s at their impressive apartment in Mayfair. Though I did not come to know them well, I fondly recall a number … Continue reading “A monstrous murder in Mayfair”
by Matthew Steeples
The Steeple Times asks emerging market investor David Reuben Jr: “What’s on your mantelpiece?” The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? I try to follow the “Golden Rule”. Treat others the way you would prefer that they treat you. Be careful how you are with people on your way up, … Continue reading “David Reuben Jr: “What’s on your mantelpiece?””
March 11, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
The Steeple Times asks journalist and author Jessica Fellowes: “What’s on your mantelpiece?” The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? To learn from history – in all senses of the word – but listen to the needs of the present. “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, … Continue reading “Jessica Fellowes: “What’s on your mantelpiece?””
March 10, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
What has become of the “love rat” James Hewitt? In the first of a new series, we seek to find out what has become of well-known individuals who have faded into obscurity or moved on into others arenas. Our first subject, James Hewitt, will forever be remembered for two things: One will be … Continue reading ““Where are they now?” – James Hewitt”
February 13, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
The sale of The Duchess of Cambridge’s uncle’s holiday villa, La Maison de Bang Bang Just as it is reported that the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge is said to be furious about photographers having managed to capture her in a bikini on a beach on the private island of Mustique, another of her previous … Continue reading “Bang, Bang, Snap, Snap”
January 26, 2013
by Matthew Steeples
A professional beggar who was well known in Soho and Pimlico. She lived in a £7 a night hostel but preferred to be found in The French House. She liked Gap jeans and was a gambling addict but surprisingly was a teetotaler. The thought of crossing Oxford Street is said to have worried her greatly.
December 26, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Our view on the Christmas episode of Downton Abbey Christmas Day is meant to be a time for celebration and joy. After feasting likes kings, many of us sat down to a cheery cartoon or drama. With that in mind, watching Downton Abbey seemed like a good option. 8.1 million Brits viewed … Continue reading “A Robin Reliant of a drama”
December 4, 2012
by steepleadmin
Andreas Kirchberger captures guests and performers at the Champions in the Community fundraising dinner On Thursday 10th November 2012, Gina and Alan Miller and The Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP hosted a dinner at London’s Hurlingham Club to raise funds for the charities supported by Miller Philanthropy and The Centre for Social Justice. … Continue reading “An evening of champions”
by Matthew Steeples
Jilly Cooper’s state of the nation style summary strikes chords with Matthew Steeples Best-selling bonkbuster author Jilly Cooper might be best known for novels such as Riders and Jump! but in the 1980s and 90s she was equally lauded as “one of the Conservative Party’s most ardent supporters.” Cooper, born in 1937, showed … Continue reading “The Woman Who’ll Make Politicians Jealous”
December 1, 2012
by steepleadmin
Sarah Tucker shares her experiences on a panel discussing the outcomes of Leveson Journalist and author Sarah Tucker was one of the panelists at a talk at the Richmond Literary Festival on Thursday evening. By chance, since it coincided with the publication of the Leveson Report, the panel’s discussion naturally focused on that. Here … Continue reading “The Media: Friend or foe?”
November 27, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Matthew Steeples takes a view on the story of David Cameron, UKIP, racism and foster homes First David Cameron described UKIP supporters as “mostly racist” and then a pair of ex-Labour supporting foster parents from Rotherham had three children taken from their care due to their support for that party. Sane people are rightly … Continue reading “Fostering lunacy”
November 20, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
A marine residence with a history tied to the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy, the Special Operations Executive and Babycham The House on the Shore on Thorns Beach at Beaulieu in Hampshire is a home that wouldn’t look out of place in the Hamptons or Rhode Island. Dramatically situated next to the Solent waters to … Continue reading “Ecstasy and Babycham”
November 16, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Matthew Steeples takes a look at the farcical results of the PCC elections A former ambassador to the US undiplomatically Tweeted the following an hour or two ago: “Prezza beaten. Humberside policing saved.” His dovetailed stooge, one Mowbray Jackson, added: “Tiresome tub thumper ‘Lord’ Prescott rejected in PCC election. There is a god.” … Continue reading “Put a sock in it”
November 15, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
This mouthpiece was born in Rettendon, Essex in 1958 and vents bile on all manner of subjects. Articles such as: “Why don’t more women moan like me?” and “Liz Jones’ baby craving drove her to steal husband’s sperm in ultimate deception” are frankly illustrative of why she’s so unpopular. After she got banned from the … Continue reading “Liz Jones”
by Matthew Steeples
Matthew Steeples delves into the history of Albany, Piccadilly and discovers an affordable way of living there Albany, off Piccadilly in Mayfair, was most probably London’s first apartment block and it’s certainly the city’s most exclusive. It may be next to the Royal Academy and opposite Fortnum & Mason but surprisingly few have even … Continue reading “The badgers of Albany”
November 12, 2012
by Matthew Steeples
Matthew Steeples examines the truth behind Liz Jones giving up on her “rural idyll” The Mail’s Liz Jones is a waspish woman who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Those who’ve paid even a moment’s attention to her bleating, will be familiar with lines such as: “Last week, my brand … Continue reading “The battleaxe in the Beemer”
