Tag Archives: London
Characterised by repetitive beats
One of the less fun things about clocking up another birthday is the dawning realisation that each visit to a club could be the last. As people slow down, the sofa or bar becomes more appealing, especially when weighed against … Continue reading
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‘No pasaran’: Cable Street 1936-2011
Anniversaries always offer good opportunities for the reinterpretation of past events according to modern sensibilities. With each passing year the memories get polished, the myths build and the truth becomes that little less easy to establish. 75 years have gone … Continue reading
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The end of the beginning
It feels as if it has been a long time coming, following the many steps that have brought me from there to here. Finally, barring a few administrative hurdles still to be negotiated, I will be a Tokyo resident. The … Continue reading
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As Nasty As They Wanna Be
Well, they managed it. Cameron’s Conservatives – no doubt already wearying of the compassionate bit – have their ‘stealing the milk‘ moment. Since Maggie snatched the white stuff from millions of schoolchildren way back when, condemning them to easily snapped … Continue reading
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The art of surprise
The only surprise is that people seem to be surprised. This is probably the third time in living memory, after all, that the Conservative Party has effectively told the poorer parts of the UK to fuck off and die, preferably … Continue reading
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All that scratchin’ is makin’ me itch
I get a continued kick out of the fact that one of the most popular posts on this here ten minutes hate of mine continues to be the one called ‘stop being a sap!’ which features Joe Strummer’s words about … Continue reading
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Julia fixes Parliament!
You guys, I just thought of something! There’s MILLIONS of us right? Must be at least a few that are hacked off with all this corruption. So why don’t we all throw a quid in the pot until we’ve got … Continue reading
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Sorry, fashionistas…
…but I couldn’t resist. When I saw this juxtaposition: … all I could think was how much the skinny MySpace boy needed the free pizza! I confess, I sniggered. I’m going to fashion hell!
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An accidental tourist
I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining -Groucho Marx This morning, after a most enjoyable Full English (exquisite black pudding, sorry veggies), I left the Aged Relatives at the station and wondered … Continue reading
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Something for the weekend
Maybe it is because it is the season of fashion weeks (Fashion Month?) and maybe because I just submitted some scribblings to a fashion mag’s writing competition (in the hope of winning shoes!) but I have of late, found myself … Continue reading
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