This Week In London’s History Monday – 11th August 1897: Enid Blyton is born in East Dulwich. She would become a hugely successful author of children’s fiction. Tuesday – 12th August 1827: Renowned poet and painter William Blake dies. Five days later, he would be buried in an unmarked grave in Bunhill Fields. Wednesday – 13th August 1977: Hundreds of protesters clash with police at a National Front march in Lewisham, south-east London. About......

This Week In London’s History Monday – 13th August 1977: Hundreds of protesters clash with police at a National Front march in Lewisham, south-east London. About 400 Socialist Worker Party members had gathered to try to prevent the National Front march, but had been prevented by police, leading to attacks on the police themselves and over 200 arrests. Tuesday – 14th August 1821: The funeral procession of Queen Caroline, wife of George IV, makes......

It was only a couple of weekends ago that we first mentioned So London magazine, but it's already crashed and burned: So London, the upmarket weekly magazine targeting the affluent in the capital, has ceased publication after just two issues. The magazine launched with a fanfare this month, stating that it would deliver its readers with shameless luxury, but that promise has proven to be short-lived. We never got around to reading it -......

We've just got time to mention that in a couple of hours Tony Benn will be introducing Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory for the cheap cheap ticket price of six quid (or less). It's a Socialist Worker event, but no matter what your politics it's a great film. Full details here. Quite a different target audience for the London Children's Film Festival that runs from the 18th until the 26th of November - make......

Ahh the cuntryside... oops. Spellcheck must be playing up this morning. One sec... Ahh the countryside... who can resist it? The fresh air... the miles and miles and miles of nothing to do but have sex with your sister and then reenact your favourite scenes from The Wickerman and Straw Dogs. But as most of us are too busy getting on with important things like not being amazed by electricity and not screaming WITCH!......

Another hearth warming story from the Newham Recorder today. Twenty three community centres have opened their doors to the over 50s as part of Newham Council's Warm Centre's scheme. There they can get advice, health checks and take part in various activities: reading, arts and crafts, movies, and of course indulging in a good old sing along. And the best of the singers are being gathered into a choir that is hoped will be......

We've been looking forward to this. In the left corner weighing in with a face full of cigar and several wins already under his belt is 'Gorgeous' George Galloway. Way over on the right weighing in with a US Senate Committee behind him is Republican Norman 'Norm' Coleman. Galloway (already nicknamed 'The Oily Brit' by The New York Post) is in the US to defend himself against allegations that he profited from his links......

Slandered and now vindicated, MP George Galloway, is coming to London to stick it to the pro-war New-Labourites. Mustachioed Galloway is set to contest the seat of Bethnal Green, the home of Pro-War Labour MP Oona King, in Londons East end. Thrown out of the Labour party under a cloud of treasonous allegations, George formed the Respect Party in January and now that his libel case against the Daily Telegraph has finished (George -......