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Diane Abbott MP
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Tag: Iraq
May 17, 2015
The Worst Marriage in Georgetown
by Matthew Steeples
Story of the 2011 murder of 91-year old socialite Viola Herms Drath by her 47-year old bisexual fraudster husband Albrecht Gero Muth to be made into a film produced by Christoph Waltz
Lynn Wyatt (née Lynn Sakowitz)
by Matthew Steeples
The Houston home of the “ageless wife” of the once jailed Texan oil baron Oscar Wyatt became known as the “Wyatt Hyatt” after becoming a “home away from home” for everyone from Mick Jagger to Princess Margaret
August 25, 2014
Hannah Campbell (AKA “The Bionic Woman”)
by Matthew Steeples
This courageous corporal was hit by a mortar in Iraq and suffered terrible injuries that included being blinded in one eye, a heart attack and damage to her womb. She used part of the £380,000 compensation she received from the Ministry of Defence to have a £52,500 makeover and commented: “It was a non-brainer, the … Continue reading “Hannah Campbell (AKA “The Bionic Woman”)”
August 2, 2014
Picture of the Week: As bold as gold
by Matthew Steeples
A gold and black Bugatti Veyron has eclipsed the gold Ferrari owned by Iraqi kick-boxer named Riyadh Al-Azzawi in terms of being the most gaudy car on the roads in London this summer This summer Iraqi kick-boxer Riyadh Al-Azzawi has reveled in the attention he’s received as he drove around the streets of Chelsea … Continue reading “Picture of the Week: As bold as gold”
June 4, 2014
Phillipified
by Matthew Steeples
Journalist Melanie Phillips is right in her analysis of the impact of the decision not to publish the full correspondence between Tony Blair and George W. Bush before the 2003 invasion of Iraq On the 2nd June, Melanie Phillips, a journalist loathed by many on the left, argued that “the threat from Saddam Hussein…” … Continue reading “Phillipified”
July 10, 2013
Zak Tyler: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
by Matthew Steeples
20 questions with businessman and luxury brands guru Zak Tyler The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? I’m guided simply by the love of my son. “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours? “Life is what happens whilst you are busy … Continue reading “Zak Tyler: “What’s on your mantelpiece?””
May 25, 2013
The battle of the vanities
by Matthew Steeples
An Iraqi medical student and an aspiring actor from Abu Dhabi battle it out for the title “the most beautiful face ever” Regular readers will recall our having added Omar Borkan Al Gala to our roll call some time ago. He was deported from Saudi Arabia as authorities there deemed him “too sexy” and … Continue reading “The battle of the vanities”
May 11, 2013
Plated
by Matthew Steeples
30 of the best number plates sighted by Matthew Steeples Our readers and followers love the number plates spotted by our editor Matthew Steeples.
November 13, 2012
Patricia Kluge (née Rose)
by Matthew Steeples
The rise and fall of the “wealthiest divorcee in history” has been extraordinary. A former nude model for her first husband’s Knave magazine and star of adult films such as “The Nine Acres of Nakedness,” Patricia Kluge is the daughter of an Englishman and a Scots-Iraqi. She married her second husband, the late John Kluge, … Continue reading “Patricia Kluge (née Rose)”
October 25, 2012
Video of the Week: The Queen morphs
by Matthew Steeples
The Queen’s life in 3 minutes and 24 seconds This week we must thank Dan Large for having alerted us to an amazing YouTube video showing Her Majesty The Queen’s life in 3 minutes and 24 seconds. Created by “an old retired guy who likes to play with computers” named “HerBunk” and using … Continue reading “Video of the Week: The Queen morphs”
October 4, 2012
Picture of the Week: Drag in luxury
by Matthew Steeples
Who would have imagined seeing a Phantom and a Mulsanne drag racing? In London, people do strange things with supercars. Arabs like His Highness Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, aged 28, don’t bother to insure their wrapped orange £230,000 Ferrari FF’s and find them impounded by the Metropolitan Police whilst Iraqi playboys race … Continue reading “Picture of the Week: Drag in luxury”
September 25, 2012
Hook off
by Matthew Steeples
The deportation of Abu Hamza and the story of Hassan Butt It’s taken far too long but thankfully the day of Abu Hamza al-Masri’s deportation has arrived. This evil one-eyed Egyptian-born Sunni preacher, best known for his hateful views and involvement in terrorism, has been in prison in Britain since 2004 and is now … Continue reading “Hook off”
June 22, 2012
Vincent Tchenguiz
by Matthew Steeples
This Mayfair based property tycoon was born in Tehran and owns a Mangusta motor yacht named “Veni Vidi Vici” (“I came, I saw, I conquered”). His Rolls-Royce Phantom, numberplate “2V,” is often spotted outside London’s finest establishments and an SFO investigation into his business affairs has now been sensibly put to bed.
June 4, 2012
Singing for a Diamond
by Matthew Steeples
Music fit for The Queen In recent days, Gary Barlow’s albumn Sing has topped the UK album charts with sales of 40,000 copies. Two hundred and ten musicians, including the African Children’s Choir and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Band, helped record this special tribute to The Queen. Produced by Barlow with … Continue reading “Singing for a Diamond”
June 3, 2012
Elizabeth II, Queen of the Commonwealth realms
by Matthew Steeples
Her Majesty has governed as constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states and heads the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations. Supported by her gaffe prone husband, “Brenda,” as Private Eye nicknamed her, has served steadfast through good times and bad. She likes to drive a little quickly when given control of the wheel of a Range Rover … Continue reading “Elizabeth II, Queen of the Commonwealth realms”
May 21, 2012
Michael Savage (born Michael Alan Weiner)
by Matthew Steeples
The Savage Nation radio host calls himself an “independent-minded individualist” who “fits no stereotype.”
May 7, 2012
Jonathan Yeo
by Matthew Steeples
There is barely anyone this contemporary portraist hasn’t painted. George W. Bush, David Cameron, Minnie Driver, Prince Philip, Paris Hilton and Rupert Murdoch all number amongst his subjects. The son of Conservative politician Tim Yeo, he’s now made it his mission to poke fun at the politicians and personalities he depicts and even went as … Continue reading “Jonathan Yeo”