Category Archives: Occupy London

Do you work in the bullshit economy?

Posted on May 17, 2020 by henry tapper

Stefan Stern has kindly shared an opinion piece he’s written in the Guardian, which I like very much. You can read it for free here (thanks to the Guardian’s enlightened sharing policy) Five years ago, Stella and I moved back … Continue reading →

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The still small voice ..and Trenton Oldfield

Posted on December 18, 2012 by henry tapper

The British nation took a dislike to Trenton Oldfield earlier in the year, we don’t take kindly to Australian nutters messing with our institutions, especially the public school  kind who claim to speak for our disenfranchised . I blogged about him when he … Continue reading →

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People with long eyes

Posted on October 4, 2012 by henry tapper

“People with long eyes” This is what some native Americans called the scientists setting up a telescope in the mid-west desert; the phrase gave Lucy Winkett’s sermon at the St Paul’s Schools John Colet Day its theme. I sat and listened with long ears … Continue reading →

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It’s not just about medal tables!

Posted on July 29, 2012 by henry tapper

I’ve been rude about the Olympic Park before now, earlier in the year I took the family to a warm up event which turned out to be an exercise in lock down, it rained, we saw little and we got cold. … Continue reading →

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40,000 Londoners get cold at the Olympic Stadium

Posted on May 6, 2012 by henry tapper

The “London Prepares” events climaxed last night at the opening of the Olympic Stadium in Siberian Stratford last night. We came, we saw and we left early – underwhelmed by the experience. Which is a little  unfair on an event that … Continue reading →

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Blogging all over the world (cheer up!)

Posted on February 12, 2012 by henry tapper

The thing about Rocking All Over the World is its dumb enthusiasm. And I like it , and I like it and I like it and  like – here we go -rocking all over the world. Dumb enthusiasm isn’t easy. Most people can’t do it but … Continue reading →

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He’s not a politician – he’s just a very naughty boy

Posted on December 2, 2011 by henry tapper

Clarkson is not a politician, he is an obnoxious controversialist trying to be a comedian Continue reading →

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Fair pensions at work.

Posted on November 20, 2011 by henry tapper

How bosses decide to be paid is not just up to them. The shareholders, those lending money to the company and – not least – the rest of the workforce have a keen interest in making sure the company’s profits … Continue reading →

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Occupiers- what’s your big idea?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by henry tapper

Stands genius a deathless adornment,
a name not to be worn out with the years. Continue reading →

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Can no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by henry tapper

The running gag is that the Church of England’s the Tory Party at prayer and if there’d been a Tory party in 1170 I reckon they’d regard Giles Fraser and Thomas Beckett as peas from the same pod. My Sunday … Continue reading →

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