Bex & the Bankers

Colin Bex was on the march against austerity held in central London on Saturday (left).  His attire included ‘that T-shirt’ from the 2005 election campaign in Dorset South.  (The question ‘Westminster Diktat?’ appears above an image of the Cerne Abbas giant labelled ‘Clubmen Arise’ and beneath it the answer, ‘Roger & Out!’)  Colin reports onContinueContinue reading “Bex & the Bankers”

A Wealth of Possibilities

Last week, BBC1 aired a programme called Millionaire Basement Wars.  It described how, over the past decade, some 2,000 new basements have been excavated beneath high-value properties in central London, most notably in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.  The buildings are often listed, so there’s little scope to extend up or out.  ThatContinueContinue reading “A Wealth of Possibilities”