5:30pm, City of London. Quiet. No traffic, no noise. There is your actual reduction of carbon emissions. Leave your car and suit at home, maybe stay there yourself. It could be like a little holiday. Two blokes with plummy voices discuss capitalism on the way home, no way of knowing if they are dressed down …
8:30am, City of London. Lots of blue denim on show, but nobody seems particularly relaxed. The shops are boarded up, the offices have extra security guards outside – telling people off with video cameras. There is a 10 foot of layer of metal barriers around the Royal Exchange. “The truth is there, for those with …
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My overseas readers are probably aware that English people have a reputation for being a bit repressed. What may not be known is that we have several cathartic rituals in our culture which allow us an emotional release. They include getting completely shitfaced on continental lager, making some of the best music in the world, …
“On 13 August 1977, the far-right National Front attempted to march from New Cross to Lewisham in South East London. Local people and anti-racists from all over London and beyond mobilised to oppose them, and the NF were humiliated as their march was disrupted and banners seized. To mark the 30th anniversary of the ‘Battle …
A guy called Zero got in touch to ask a few questions about me going down a sewer in Bow E3. Turns out he does that sort of thing a lot, as far as I can tell without the official permission I had! He also takes better photos than me and sticks them up with …