The Big Smoke

Darryl at 853 dissected a piece of laughable ‘anti-Olympics propaganda’ as claim and counter-claim continue to define the Greenwich Park debate.

Exiled London squatter Lucky Jim lamented leaving the city behind. Somebody give that man a contract! 

The Capital Cabbie published a piece about cabbie life at Heathrow Airport, originally written for The Big Smoke when we were still part of the magazine. This offers a fascinating glimpse into the customs and traditions of one of those parts of secret London usually closed to the outsider. (Our attempt to get the feeder park photographed merits a blog post of its own.)

Ian visited 'London Moves Me', one of the London Film Festival’s public events, a screening of silent London films about transport in Trafalgar Square. Includes nice You Tube footage.

Boris Watch examines Munira Mirza’s interesting views on cultural diversity and funding in the arts. Mirza is Boris's director of arts and culture and is a possible chair of the Arts Council.