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This Easter its fifty years since the classic space film, 2001: A Space Odyssey had its world premiere at the Lowe Theatre in Washington D.C. Despite being an American movie, 2001 was in fact one of a number of US films entirely made in Britain. Hence the credits: Made atContinue Reading

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This is a fresh look at the Worboys case, especially what were some of the Met police’s failures. The culture of failure towards rape victims Rape didn’t really come to the fore in the Met’s consciousness until 2002. The Met’s Policing Plan for 2001 has absolutely no mention of itContinue Reading

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As most of us know, HAL is the very awkward computer in 2001 A Space Odyssey, whose main aim seems to be one of taking humanity back to the dark ages. He wanted neither astronaut (Bowman and Poole) discovering the truth and sought the most devious ways to prevent anyContinue Reading

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Why do people give out incorrect facts re Brydges Place, London WC2? I was looking up some non related information regarding advertising & the potential links between blogs and phishing sites) when some links on Google sent me to Londonist. One page happened to be one about London’s narrowest streets.Continue Reading

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I was around Mount Pleasant and Farringdon this pm, and passed this building site (the former Guardian newspaper offices stood here.) Lots of little peep through windows for people to see how the works are progressing. View across the former Guardian site to what was once Hockley. What impressed meContinue Reading

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This is an article on the deceptiveness that’s Piccadilly Circus. The whole area once had lights on almost every building. Today its just the one corner, a vast monopoly if you like. Its absolutely NOT what Piccadilly Circus was about. IOM3’s tweet from 2016 screencapped – showing the BBC articleContinue Reading

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Special LGBT+ pedestrian traffic lights were installed for London Pride 2016 following the similar initiative in Vienna during Eurovision 2015. The 50 signs were not quite enough to cover the entire set of lights around Trafalgar Square, hence those the furthest away from the square at the top end of Whitehall were not fittedContinue Reading

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In light of the Orlando atrocity, a rally and memorial to remember the LGBQT victims was held in London’s Soho. Thousands of people attended the rally and memorials were also held at St Anne’s Church in Wardour Street. These these continued to be held outside even after the church hadContinue Reading

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‘WHEN POLICE THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT’ (1) Things like this might be the stuff of fiction: One night some Met Police officers opt for an orgy of violence & patrol North London’s streets for potential victims. Five young boys are found and a sustained attack is made uponContinue Reading

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When we say that we hate someone, and want to kill them, or say that we do not like them at all, I wonder…is it a mask, a voice, a thing that constitutes part of our social make up that causes us to believe that we do hate someone etcContinue Reading