City Sketch: Pramaggedon at Westfield Stratford's opening day

There were big prams and small prams, three wheelers and four wheel drives. There were green prams that looked like tricycles, and red prams that looked like cars. There were pram jams five vehicles deep that had pedestrians hemmed in like cattle, and speeding prams that left a trail of overrun toes.

 

London agenda for Tuesday 13 September

What to do as recommended by everyone else

 

Victoria Park lake finally has some water in it again

It may only be stagnant rainwater, but it’s a start.

 

Don't want the NHS garrotted in the night? Then get off your arse and do something

Last night, MPs voted to begin the wholesale dismantling of the National Health Service. Built as part recompense for the sacrifice made by the British population during the Second World War, the NHS was the pride of this country; amongst the very best things we had.

 

Autumn is here! Let's celebrate with words

Autumn, unquestionably, has the best vocabularly of all the seasons. Let’s say some of its lovely words together now.