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I’m as mad as Hell

Mustn’t grumble

ustn’t grumble, which of course is what we Londoners are always doing – roadworks, litter, Boris – you name it we can moan for England. While maintaining an air of cheerful, if somewhat deferential, stoicism we [...]

Rank outsiders

Rank outsiders

Try to imagine that you are an American tourist (trust me it isn’t hard). You have booked a trip to Britain and you plan to take in the capital. What goes through your mind when you [...]

STaN’s not The Man

Known as London’s curry capital, Brick Lane boasts over 50 Indian restaurants, some of which have won plaudits for the quality of their food. According to some restaurateurs their neighbours began touting for customers in a [...]

I’m incandescent with rage

I’m incandescent with rage

When the motor car was originally invented it was little more than its predecessor, the horse drawn carriage. The light for this new contraption were acetylene lamps, with just enough light to indicate its presence, travelling [...]

Zil Lanes

Zil Lanes

Today’s post comes with a health warning, before reading further please hold on to something to steady yourself, or better still sit down. It has taken east Londoner Paul Charman two years using the Freedom of [...]

A Black Day for Black Cabs

A Black Day for Black Cabs

I’m sorry to come over all Cabbie Centric on this post. But if you want the answer to why there aren’t any cabs are to be found soon on a wet Friday night as you leave [...]

The Placebo Button

It’s becoming a bit of an obsession with me, the fact that London seems to host the annual world jaywalking championship, for when seeing my cab approaching pedestrians are filled with the overwhelming desire to cross [...]

Have a nice day

It started as a promising day, the sun was shining, we had a new Government and yes, I had earned enough to warrant a trip to the bank. I proffered my deposit, the cashier smiled and [...]

The lunatics have taken over the asylum

The lunatics have taken over the asylum

It’s now been four weeks since London’s Black Cabbies protested about the Public Carriage Office (‘PCO’) allowing an unsuitable person to start the Knowledge. The gentleman concerned has now been removed from the course but the [...]

Gordon’s a Post Turtle

Gordon’s a Post Turtle

Have you looked at Gordon Brown lately? He has the haunted look of a hunted animal, with his authority ebbing away and the Palace of Westminster’s standing with the voters at its lowest point for many [...]