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As someone from there, the whole culture of Yorkshire pride is so unbelievably tedious. Always come back to this from Alan Bennett
July 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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This country is being held ransom by a miserable minority that wield extraordinary power
The Captain Kidd in Wapping: refused permission to open until midnight at weekends, and instead burdened with a dozen new rules after a small group of local residents speculated that later opening hours would cause road congestion and “constant honking” from cars. The Globe, opposite Baker Street station in Marylebone: faced closure after “faint giggles” from patrons annoyed a single local resident. The Fox on The Hill in Camberwell: had its licence reviewed after car alarms, music in the car park and departing patrons trespassing on a local estate were labelled a public nuisance. The Myddleton Arms in Islington: accused by a resident of lacking “morally upright” patrons as they “hang about the railings and loiter” outside the venue when it tried to extend the hours of the upstairs of the pub. The council added conditions to its license after the dispute. The Prince of Wales in Highgate: proposed opening its doors for an extra hour three days a week and faced dozens of resident complaints about everything from drinkers “chattering loudly” and speaking “a little bit more than normal speaking tones” to impeding a neighbour’s desire to sleep with their windows open at night.
February 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM