London agenda for Monday 25 June 2012

Talk of ‘rioters attacking their own communities’ misses the point

The political class has chosen to focus in minute detail on the horrors of the last few days, while refusing to address the causes of the anger that has been ignited. This is what our politicians do; it is all they are capable of. But now it is clear that this is insufficient.

The Met's stop and search webchat digested

This lunchtime Met Police Commander Tony Eastaugh held a live webchat answering questions on stop and search. As with Bernard Hogan-Howe’s Twitter debut before Christmas, the Met chose which questions to answer and there were no tricky follow ups. Here are some key exchanges.

Ken's Lambeth allies pop into the 'drugs supermarket' to attack Paddick

London agenda for Wednesday 18 May

Neds

Neds (short for Non-Educated Delinquents in the film) charts the viscous trickle of one gifted boy’s eventual adhesion to the 1970s Glaswegian gang culture, a fate that Peter Mullan (writer-director), now into his third feature, so narrowly avoided in his youth.

Imperial's student newspaper admits rape is not funny, struggles to work out what is

The anarchists are coming, and this time they're organised

Tony Wood supports Tottenham Hotspur, looks like Keith Allen on a good day, and wants to abolish all forms of money. He’s also one of the organisers of this Saturday’s 2011 Anarchist Bookfair. So, is he dangerously insane? Or has the time for anarchy finally arrived?

How London Politics works (Part 2)

The Arbor