Popular Insite on Life in London
London Politics Diary: The Prat’s Progress, a Headline Jukebox and a Texas Milk Break – How a newspaper habit becomes a political education, why headlines are songs and what the dairy desk can teach a Westminster watcher
Reading Diary: Plain English, Political Prose and the Perils of the Passive Voice – A week with the essay tradition of twentieth century Britain, a daily review habit and the grievances of farmers who dislike jargon
London Politics Diary: Football as a Long-Term Relationship and the Strike Season Warning – A season ticket, a loyal heart and the rail, tube and bus disputes that test them, with a tour of the farmers’ complaint desk
London Politics Diary: Financial Advice from Omar, a Budget Week and the Family Group Chat – One Londoner’s week of money talk, ministerial promises and a mother who always knows the news first, plus a rural reading list
London Politics Diary: Hong Kong Papers Ranked, a Police Merger Map and Old Breeds in the City – Rating the press at a distance, redrawing the force map and visiting the animals that survive without a ministry
London Politics Diary: Labour Backbenchers, a Free Electricity Promise and the Week’s Last Biscuit – Party discipline, power station arithmetic and a cheerful survey of beef and dairy sites for the weary political watcher