It has now officially been over a week of constantly getting wet. Every time I go outside, which I try to keep to a minimum, it has rained . . . heavily. This is not a new thing, I have always had a big black rain cloud hovering directly above my lovely head. It has […]
As I was walking to work this morning I witnessed something rather odd at Bank bottleneck. The suited gentleman preceding me in the bustling crowd suddenly jumped in the air for no apparent reason. He looked like he had received a caustic electrical shock. He left the pavement jerking his legs spastically and twisting his […]
According to experts and psychologists, today marks the most depressing day of the year. It is a Monday, it has been a long time since December’s payday and it is unpleasant weather. (If you work in the City then the plunge in the global stock indexes must have been a great start to the week.) […]
Saturday the 10th November marks the Lord Mayor’s Show – one of the longest running and best-known annual events in London. The appointment of a new Lord Mayor is marked by a light-hearted street parade, combining modern day carnival with traditional British pageantry. The Lord Mayor sits on a specially built viewing area at Mansion House, […]