I have spent the last couple of days visiting London for some meetings. On Tuesday I was in Stratford, practically in the shadow of West Ham’s stadium and on Wednesday I was at St Katherine’ Dock. So much has changed since I was last in London and compared to when I used to live there […]
Entries Tagged as 'London'
A few thoughts about the tube strikes
February 12th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Life, Politics
Having spent six years working for one of London Underground’s contractors and, before that, six years working for London Underground itself I am somewhat familiar with the tube, even if I have not used it much in the last ten years. The current dispute is mainly about Boris Johnson’s plans to cut the numbers of […]
Tags: London·Trade Unions·Transport
A night on the town
June 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Life, Music
On Saturday I made a rare visit to London. I realised that I have not been in central London for a long time: the last few times I was in London it was only Hammersmith for Sunday night comedy. It must be more than a year since I took a train into Victoria. What finally […]
Tags: Concerts·London·Spizzenergi
Bloody students
November 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Politics
Am I a bad parent? I was a bit disappointed to find out that while the student protests were going on in London our daughter was in London… …in a university lecture hall. Anyway, a good excuse to include a photo that is sure to become an all-time classic and feature in many election leaflets […]
Manu Chao in London
September 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Manu Chao in London · Music
The mighty Manu Chao is coming to london next month to play at the Coronet on October 23rd – tickets went on sale today. Only £15 a ticket and its all for charity (Colombiage and some local Brixton organisations) Very frustrating. I would love to go up and see him again, but there is a […]
Devil in Disguise
July 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on Devil in Disguise · Life
One last Vine review to clear the backlog. This time it is Devil in Disguise by Julian Clary. I enjoyed it on a couple of levels. Apart from the story, there was a more personal level of enjoyment which was an element of nostalgia.  Molly ans Simon, the two main characters, met while at Goldsmiths […]
A photographer not a terrorist
January 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on A photographer not a terrorist · Life
I forgot all about this event today. Apart from sounding like a lot of fun it helps get the message across to those policemen who have been interpreting the law a tad overzealously.
The black hole of Southwark
October 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on The black hole of Southwark · Life
Must be time for another trip up to London – the Tate Modern have unveiled the latest in the Unilever series of artworks for the Turbine Hall: How It Is by Miroslaw Balka.Â
Tags: Art·London·Tate Modern
The Liberty of Norton Folgate
October 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Music
Tonight I caught up with the Julien Temple film The Liberty of Norton Folgate that I recorded when it was on BBC Four at the weekend. I already loved the album, a strong contender of album of the year IMHO. I played a couple of tracks on Spotify when it came out and went straight […]
Big weekend
September 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on Big weekend · Life
It has been a big weekend, with two late nights. On Saturday Jayne and I went to the middle of nowhere for a family wedding and then tonight I took Frankie up to London for some live comedy.