Speakers’ Corner

It has been almost inevitable that all thoughts/anecdotes/columns turned on the recent upheavals in Westminster

I got on a bus damp, cold, grumpy and determined to move to Australia at the earliest opportunity. I hated London

This is a plea to ditch your BlackBerry for the day and go out and enjoy being un-contactable. Go on

It seems odd to ignore someone when your breathing causes their fringe to blow out of their eyes

Everyone has their snapping point. And mine came with a bottle of wine. And not just any bottle of wine

And so began one of the most tortuous parts of my time in London. They say 'heavy is the head that wears the crown'

Now that felt more like home. Nothing like a floating Thames-shaped turd to make a Londoner feel nostalgic

It occurred to me recently that I so rarely encounter romantics in London that when I do I am dramatically taken aback

How old do children have to be before you can start using swear words in a shared conversation?