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  • Anything But Liberal

    Anything But Liberal

    Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million (to include a Rodin)

     

    A building that was originally the London office of the North Eastern Railway Company and the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party and then their successors, the Liberal Democrats, between 1982 and 2011 has gone on sale for £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million) – with all furnishings and a bronze sculpture by Rodin said to be amongst the luxury items included in the price.

     

    Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.
    Then Liberal Democratic Party leader Nick Clegg outside 4 Cowley Street in 2010
    Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.
    A protest outside 4 Cowley Street during the Liberal Democrats’ tenure of occupation

     

    Offered to rent in 2011 for £225,000 per annum ($291,000, €256,000 or درهم1.1 million per annum) and then sold for around £10.8 million ($14 million, €12.3 million or درهم51.4 million), Mansion House – as it has now been rather grandly named – is situated in Cowley Street, Westminster. Constructed in 1905 and Grade II listed, this dark red brick terraced town house was designed by Horace Field and is described as being of “lavish late 17th century style, rather out of scale with its neighbours but with fine Arts and Crafts detailing.”

     

    Consisting of 7,000 square foot of accommodation whilst in use as offices, developers Saigol DDC have expanded the space provided to create an 11,075 square foot residence of mammoth proportions. Aside from 5 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, the 5-storey mansion has an 8-person lift, a wine room, an indoor swimming pool, a gym and a roof terrace.

     

    Mansion House, which is for sale through Knight Frank, was previously listed earlier this year for the higher price of £42.28 million ($54.77 million, €48.22 million or درهم201.21 million). The effects of Stamp Duty hikes, Brexit uncertainties plainly might cause it to fall yet further.

     

    Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture. Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture. Anything But Liberal – Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB, United Kingdom – Former Liberal Democrats headquarters for sale for the somewhat reduced but still anything but liberal sum of £36 million ($46.9 million, €41 million or درهم172.1 million). Developed by Saigol DDC and price includes a Rodin bronze sculpture.

  • The Baloney of Brexit

    The Baloney of Brexit

    Summing up Britain beginning its road to Brexit and an amusing take on the Prime Minister’s letter to Donald Tusk

     

    Yesterday, Theresa May found her date with destiny and triggered Article 50. With no more restrictions on bendy bananas (a total myth) and the start of a long goodbye, Britain reached a “historic moment” from which there can be – as the shoe loving Prime Minister herself put it – “no turning back”.

     

    As Sky News suggested 56% of those they polled were happy with what is about to occur, Mrs May met with her cabinet in Downing Street. Bumbling Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was the last to arrive at the gathering and the first to leave and later the well-known CV exaggerator turned Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Andrea Leadsom announced she was “very happy” with what had been discussed.

     

    May was unsurprisingly subsequently heckled in Parliament when she announced: “We know we will lose influence… The world needs the liberal, democratic values of Europe” and was met with disdain from Lord Heseltine also. He commented:

     

    “The letter represents the biggest sacrifice of British sovereignty that I can remember… All the stuff about gaining sovereignty will be exposed for the hypocrisy that it was… It is the biggest sacrifice of self-interest I know of”.

     

    Whilst the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker remarked of the biggest victory for nationalism since the Second World War: “I’m deeply sad”, we’ll leave the final word with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk. He added: “Thank you and goodbye”.

     

    An amusing take on Theresa May’s letter, shared widely on social media, to Donald Tusk follows:

    The Baloney of Brexit – Summing up Britain beginning its road to Brexit

     

  • The VIP abuse of VIP abuse

    The VIP abuse of VIP abuse

    Investigation into VIP abuse must continue suggests Matthew Steeples (more…)

  • Binning democracy

    Binning democracy

    Image of shabbily dressed Jeremy Corbyn sums up where democracy in Britain is headed (more…)

  • Scandal

    Scandal

    A £25 million Westminster house that was the scene of all things scandalous (more…)

  • Outing Heath and Brittan

    Outing Heath and Brittan

    Former Prime Minister Edward Heath and former Home Secretary Leon Brittan described as “alleged paedophiles” by Breitbart (more…)

  • Liberal with the smacks

    Liberal with the smacks

    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 still – and also highlighted by Mr Fawkes – was news that the conference was addressed by a convicted child beater. (more…)

  • May May go

    May May go

    Matthew Steeples suggests that David Cameron would do well to send Theresa May on her merry way

     

    Those suggesting David Cameron will have to resign if Scotland votes ‘yes’ to independence are missing the point. It is not Cameron who should be under fire right now; it’s Theresa May. (more…)

  • Finding the truth of Fernbridge

    Finding the truth of Fernbridge

    Now is the time to progress Operation Fernbridge

     

    Some will say he’s dead and unable to defend himself but now that the Metropolitan Police have confirmed that Sir Cyril Smith visited the Elm Guest House in Barnes, it truly is time that a proper investigation into him and the other paedophiles who allegedly abused youngsters there was conducted with greater transparency. (more…)

  • Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (born Yasmin Damji)

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (born Yasmin Damji)

    Yasmin Alibhai-BrownThis Ugandan-born journalist is a self-confessed racist who loathes “white, middle class men”, yet describes herself as being a “leftie liberal, anti-racist, feminist, Muslim, part-Pakistani, and … a very responsible person”. She believes Osama bin Laden didn’t get a “respectful burial” and asked: “Why does anyone black, Asian or Arab ever vote Tory?” on Twitter in July 2013 before talking about the urinal her husband had “pissed in” at a pub in Loughton, Essex in August of the same year. A true mouthpiece, Alibhai-Brown is just the kind of person no right-minded person would ever invite to dinner.