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Re: Some neighbourhoods organise against crack houses, Dalston organises against posh hotels » The Metropolis | Snipe

Dean Nicholas — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:43:32 -0000

Since when did Homerton become Dalston?

Re: Embarrassing! 1000 sign petition against non-existent Starbucks on Broadway Market » The Metropolis | Snipe

nell — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:00:28 -0000

Good for all those people signing the petition. Starbucks will know , if and when they have thoughts of setting up a shop on Broadway Market that many people oppose them ( and there are many more out there)

Re: Embarrassing! 1000 sign petition against non-existent Starbucks on Broadway Market » The Metropolis | Snipe

nell — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:59:39 -0000

Re: Embarrassing! 1000 sign petition against non-existent Starbucks on Broadway Market » The Metropolis | Snipe

Nell — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:55:06 -0000

It's good Starbucks know there will be opposition. Well done everyone who did sign. Nip any thoughts Starbucks may have in the bud!

Re: How to avoid the crowds at London's galleries and museums this summer » The Metropolis | Snipe

MattFromLondonist — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:55:30 -0000

Or, do what I do and visit only the deeply unfashionably galleries in the top tourist venues. Macedonian coins, anyone?

Re: Disappearing High St history: five evocative photos of London's empty shop fronts » The Metropolis | Snipe

DamianHockney — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:54:21 -0000

As long as there are ever growing regulations on small businesses (mostly as a result of EU directives, all lobbied for by big business to help them consolidate their grip on markets), then this will be the outcome. No amount of subsidising (much of it illegal under EU law), preferring (also illegal under same) etc will help - all you will see is tokenism and words from our masters - both at national and local level - Save Our Shops...sounds nice doesn't it, but if all it amounts to is some piece of hype about how lovely Sloanie's Flower Shop is (and how we should all go there, darling) in a dps in the Standard, well it amounts to a hill of rubble from a pulled down grocer. Why do large firms get help on planning and to build car parks while successfully lobbying to introduce parking charges in streets outside small shops? Go figure.

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Re: The Evening Standard: even more pro-Boris than in 2008? » The Scoop | Snipe

DamianHockney — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:49:37 -0000

There is no doubt that the coverage in the Standard was far more slavish than last time. But we all know that to be the case - they have every right to be as biased as they were...and of course everyone has the right to know this and to discount the views of the Standard accordingly. What seems to have gone wrong generally is that voters STILL have not been properly made aware that what they are seeing in the media in these situations (whether the daily Benita Bulletin from the Guardian or Independent, the anti-democratic exclusion by the BBC of candidates that they do not approve of, or the 'Evil Ken v Saint Boris' six week tirade from the Standard) is that what you are reading and seeing is propaganda for or against certain people and that you have to discount all personal stuff. The answer has to start with a complete review of election spending and indeed the policies of the most important media in this matter - tv. The re-establishment of proper balance to the dangerously anti-democratic BBC has to lead off, otherwise all the others can always retreat into their laagers confident that they can accurately hurl accusations at state radio and tv which will hit the mark and allow them to be ever more biased.

Re: Were Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson gay? Let's go back to the original text » The Metropolis | Snipe

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Re: Were Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson gay? Let's go back to the original text » The Metropolis | Snipe

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Re: Labour lashes out at "biased" Evening Standard coverage » The Scoop | Snipe

Paul Keogh — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:35:19 -0000

The new editor of the Evening Standard is thinking about
renaming the paper - 'The Evening Tory'. Although she would prefer to call it
the 'Boris Johnson is Great' and we are his pr machine. The Evening Standard
under Sarah Sands : Millionaires only, ordinary Londoners go to hell.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/medi... no one told Ms. Sands and her masters at Tory Central
office about Lebedev's Ad Campaign : “Sorry… for being negative,” the
ads proclaimed.“Sorry for losing touch. Sorry for being complacent.
Sorry… for being predictable.”The Evening Standard is fair and balanced
in the same way that Fox News is.The Standard abandoned all pretences of
editorial independence when it appointed Boris Johnson's cheerleader; Sarah
Sands, as Editor.Londoners are begging to catch on to the rabid
right-wing shift happening under Sands and her masters at conservative party
central office.

Tory supporter Sarah Sands is new editor of London Evening
Standard
www.guardian.co.uk
Evgeny Lebedev confirms
appointment of Geordie Greig's replacement on Twitter. By Dan
Sabbagh

Re: Evening Standard newsdesk in new CHAOS shock » The Scoop | Snipe

Paul Keogh — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:54:06 -0000

The new editor of the Standard is thinking about renaming the paper - 'The
Evening Tory'. Although she would prefer to call it the 'Boris Johnson is Great'
and we are his pr machine. The Evening Standard under Sarah Sands : Millionaires
only, ordinary Londoners go to hell.

Has no one told Ms. Sands and her masters at Tory Central office about
Lebedev's Ad Campaign :

“Sorry… for being negative,” the ads proclaimed.

“Sorry for losing touch. Sorry for being complacent. Sorry… for being
predictable.”

The Evening Standard is fair and balanced in the same way that Fox News
is.

The Standard abandoned all pretences of editorial independence when it
appointed Boris Johnson's cheerleader; Sarah Sands; as Editor.

Londoners are begging to catch on to the rabid right-wing shift happening
under Sands and her masters at conservative party central office.;;

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Re: Paddick's pamphlet porkies part 2: North London's rogues' gallery » The Scoop | Snipe

DamianHockney — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:38:31 -0000

It isn't unfair to expose this type of thing, Hendonite, it is just a fact. It looks dodgy to the voter and to any disinterested party, and I am not sure I agree with you that "all" the others do it. And where they do, no doubt someone opposing them exposes the same hypocrisy and cant for producing something which is a lie. Let people be the judge rather than covering it up. You may be uncomfortable with the exposure of such a ploy, but that kind of implies you yourself regard it as morally wrong, surely?! And of course, you don't have to produce a leaflet like this...

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Re: Paddick's pamphlet porkies part 2: North London's rogues' gallery » The Scoop | Snipe

Darryl — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:47:02 -0000

Have you read the bottom two paragraphs, Hendonite?

Re: Can Brian Paddick find any ordinary Londoners to back him? » The Scoop | Snipe

Darryl — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:44:46 -0000

Have you read the bottom four paragraphs, Hendonite?

You can't turn around and say "Oh, everyone else does it, so that's okay."
For someone who trades on an "I'm not a politician" schtick, it's not very good, is it?

Re: Can Brian Paddick find any ordinary Londoners to back him? » The Scoop | Snipe

Hendonite — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:33:27 -0000

Ah come on, it is standard in all political parties to use vox pops from
your own ranks. It is easier and quicker. It's not great, but a little
unfair attacking Paddick for doing it like he is the only one.

Re: Paddick's pamphlet porkies part 2: North London's rogues' gallery » The Scoop | Snipe

Hendonite — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:33:11 -0000

Ah come on, it is standard in all political parties to use vox pops from your own ranks. It is easier and quicker. It's not great, but a little unfair attacking Paddick for doing it like he is the only one.

Re: Kit Malthouse » candidate | Snipe

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