London agenda for Thursday 17 November

Two cheers for the latest Tfl crime figures

Crime on London public transport is down. Only a hopeless Livingstonian would bemoan this fact.

History doesn't stand still

Occupy LSX get ultimatum to leave by 1800 today. Or else...not very much

Mayor Johnson misuses 24.8% of all statistics

THAT HEADLINE IS A JOKE

I don’t know how many stats he has peddled inaccurately. But it’s more than he should. Let’s review.

Jobs: What's Hackney doing that Newham isn't?

Boils: they erupt on unhealthy skin

Mayor Johnson agrees with a heckler’s analogy for the Occupy LSX protesters. Boils are caused by bacterial infection of the hair follicles. They are particularly common in both the obese and the malnourished. [METAPHOR ALERT] When a society has large concentrations of both, you might say they are inevitable.

Reviewed: I went to the Hackney Death Café

Let’s get the most important half of the review in first: the cake at the death café is delicious.

Now for the death.

From the files of the Londonist for November

London agenda for Wednesday 16 November