cmkl: Back on two feet
I made my way back to the bike hire place today, wending my way down from Hackney through Shoreditch, Liverpool Street and Bishopsgate to London Bridge. I don’t know quite how bike commuters handle it....
View Articlecmkl: Heading home
After a short stay in London I’m heading home today. Currently enjoying Heathrow’s new terminal 2. Here’s a photo for you from yesterday’s walk about.
View ArticleTerahertz: Fringe party crashes election debate in Hornsey
I can safely say I just got home from one of the most bizarre electoral hustings I’ve ever been to. Tonight’s debate, hosted by Horsney Parish Church and moderated by Father Bruce Batstone, invited...
View ArticleAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Southern Ontario Skins: A Cast of...
It has been a while since we last wrote about London's Southern Ontario "Skinheads." In truth, they had been rather boring of late which isn't necessarily a bad thing since that generally means they...
View ArticleDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Rear Admiral Stupid...
I was going to preface this post with a Captain Stupid character but I found that the outright level of stupid going on here required a (much) higher rank in the Hurr-Durr Legion to properly...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Artists Bring Peace to the Streets
Street art about peace is getting special attention in London these next few weeks. Artists from all over the world are going to explore the idea of ‘peace in our streets’ and what it means to them....
View ArticleAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Paul Fromm’s Annus Horribilis
The year 2015 has not been very good for Paulie. In fact, it seems to have been an especially bad year. Paulie's annus horribilis can actually be said to have begun in October 2014 when we, and...
View ArticleThings Are Good: A Farm in a Bomb Shelter
Zero Carbon Food is a new company that has started a farm in downtown London. If that doesn’t sound strange enough, the farm is a in a bomb shelter. The company is using hydroponics and other modern...
View ArticleAlberta Politics: Hello Canada? This is London calling! … and we’re mildly...
PHOTOS: BBC listeners, suitably equipped because they think they’re listening to Ezra Levant, tune into my words of wisdom from Canada. Actual 21st Century “media consumers” may not appear exactly as...
View Articledaveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Who will stand up for Alberta’s persecuted...
A billionaire is moving away from Calgary and we should all be worried, the newspapers tell us. Postmedia newspapers reported recently that nameless sources are saying oil billionaire and Calgary...
View ArticleAlberta Politics: It’s official: Departure of oil sands and hockey...
ILLUSTRATIONS: Alberta’s terrifying Temple of Tax, found on the media midway. So scary it even frightens billionaires away. Really! Below: Dr. Samuel Johnson, noted wit, N. Murray Edwards, oil sands...
View ArticleAlberta Politics: Why Canadians are lucky Rona Ambrose was hanging around the...
PHOTOS: The scene abroad N. Murray Edwards’ yacht imagined. Actual Canadian bitumen billionaires and their onboard guests may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The real N. Murray Edwards, Prime...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Proof Protests Work: Trump’s Cancelled Plans
‘Protesting it pointless’ is a refrain heard around the world by people who disavow public displays of disaffection. For the most part the idea of protesting being useless comes from the people in...
View ArticleThings Are Good: The Tube is Heating up While London is Trying to Stay Cool
London’s tube system is literally heating up the city – and that’s a problem. A hundred years ago their subway stations were places to cool down during hot summer days and people had to wear sweaters...
View ArticleAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Canada Protest in London, ON...
This is becoming common place whenever PEGIDA Canada protests. They had moved their protests out of Toronto since they were routinely outnumbered. Seems the change of location hasn’t helped: Another...
View ArticleAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Southern Ontario Skins: A Cast of...
It's been a while since ARC has published a story about our favorite, bumbling, bonehead, basket-cases (I was going for some alliteration for humorous effect …. it sort of works if you're willing to be...
View ArticleThe Disaffected Lib: Maybe Bill and Justin Should Read This Before They Get...
The Guardian’s Lefty Luddite, Polly Toynbee, offers an entertainingly morbid look at the devastation privatisation has brought to Britain. Perhaps our prime minister What Me Worry? and his finance...
View ArticleThe Disaffected Lib: "If This Is What It Takes"
Londoners react to traffic disruption caused by Extinction Rebellion protesters.
View ArticleThings Are Good: London’s Congestion Pricing Works
Back in 2003 London rolled out its congestion pricing to reduce traffic going into the city and provide more funding for transit solutions. The results have been predictable insofar that the air is...
View ArticleThings Are Good: London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone Cuts Toxic Air Pollution by...
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) can be considered a roaring success. The ULEZ was created by London mayor Sadiq Khan to combat the health crisis created from too many cars being in a small...
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