The Metropolis

This is the news on Tuesday 10 January

Mike Pollitt | Tuesday 10 January, 2012 09:58

●

News cycle
Fitzrovia News has an excellent report on last night’s cycling protest which stopped traffic in King’s Cross. Check out their videos, audio interview with a protester, and a picture of Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones wearing a really very fetching green scarf. Tfl boss Peter Hendy called the protest “stupid”, so in the impossible unlikely event she wins the Mayoralty that will be an interesting working relationship. The Guardian has a photo gallery here.

Shower Hamlets
Ted Jeory flags up Shelina Akhtar, a Tower Hamlets Councillor who has pleaded guilty to benefit fraud. It doesn’t reflect well on local mayor Luftur Rahman. Read Ted’s post for why.

Imperial Ambitions
The Shepherd’s Bush Blog reports that Imperial College wants the BBC’s White City site. They have a pic of the draft plans. Check it.

Below the line
Darryl slams the website masquerading as his local paper for letting online commenters spread lies about Stephen Lawrence.

Filed in:

Snipe Highlights

Some popular articles from past years

  1. Number of people using Thames cable car plunges
  2. London has chosen its mayor, but why can’t it choose its own media?
  3. Could red kites be London's next big nature success story?
  4. A unique collection of photos of Edwardian Londoners
  5. The five spookiest abandoned London hospitals
  6. An interview with Desiree Akhavan
  7. Random Interview: Eileen Conn, co-ordinator of Peckham Vision
  8. Peter Bayley has worked for 50 years as a cinema projectionist in East Finchley
  9. 9 poems about London: one for each of your moods
  10. Punk brewery just as sexist and homophobic as the industry they rail against