Put the kettle on: City Hall would like protests to be a thing of the past
When protestors smashed their way into the Conservative Party headquarters in Central London last month the Police quickly admitted that they had been caught off guard.
Unsocial net: Here’s a resolution for 2011—talk to people in person
This may be my favourite news story of the year, and it is a perfect object lesson as we approach the end of 2010. According to the New York Times (22 Nov, 2010) there has been a setback in Afghanistan: NATO and Afghan leaders spent “a lot of money” bribing Taliban second-in-command Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour to join negotiations.
Goodbye Capital Radio: London’s original radio station sheds its hometown image
Think it’s a bit early for your new year resolutions? London’s best-known radio station has already made its promise for 2011—to outgrow the Big Smoke, and to end 37 years of being solely associated with London.
Snipe Highlights
Some popular articles from past years
- The five best places in London to have an epiphany
- Only 16 commuters touch in to Emirates Air Line, figures reveal
- Could red kites be London's next big nature success story?
- A unique collection of photos of Edwardian Londoners
- The best church names in London, and where they come from
- An interview with Desiree Akhavan
- Summer Camp: Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days
- Random Interview: Eileen Conn, co-ordinator of Peckham Vision
- Number of people using Thames cable car plunges
- Margaret Thatcher statue rejected by public
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