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I dunno about you, but I love a good laugh. From the innocence of Eric and Ernie, Tommy Cooper and LesDawson, to the social torture of Steptoe and Son, Alf Garnett and The Office. In fact the more painful the humour, the more it strikes a cord. And when it comes to comedy from the darkest places, there's none finer than the

by John the Cabby.

That was a question put to many Londoners and a panel at the Royal Society of Art on Tuesday evening. The event was run and organised by the London Evening Standard in partnership with YouGov.

I have to say it is well documented that I personally have many concerns ab

by John the Cabby.

You may have walked past one, you may have driven past one but you have probably never popped your head inside or had the opportunity to sit inside one. That's a London taxi-cab drivers shelter!

Thirteen left in London all well over a hundred years old. In fact they are listed b

If there's one thing in politics guaranteed to get a laugh, it's those 'Blue Sky Thinking' think tanks.

Irrelevance on a grand scale. One bunch looked at the traffic situation, and after Lord knows how many dinners, came up with, wait for it... to build more motorways next to the motorways already there! No doubt

By John Kennedy

Free Nelson Mandela, yes those words rung out at Hyde Park on Friday night where a concert was held to raise money for Aids, yet the silence from those upon the stage was deafening. While 45,000 people partied in Hyde Park a farcical election was taking place in Zimbabwe.

Wh

By Dotun Adebayo - Broadcaster

I can’t go on a flight without thinking about my old mate Richard Reid. While you might be indignant at the inconvenience of having to take off your shoes as you go through passport control, for me, it’s different. What’s going through my mind is, “It’s all my fault, it’s all my fault.&

By John Kennedy
Have you noticed how easy it is to find a London taxi-cab, yes the days or nights of waiting for that yellow for hire sign have well and truly gone. London's economy is slowing and I like many of my colleague's are feeling the pinch, in fact we have done since August 2007.

by John the Cabby

Funny how we all seem to forget the past and all of a sudden these wonderful libertarians are so concerned at the possibility of a period of detention without trial for suspected terrorists of up to 42 days. On the odd occasion that these powers may be required by the police or security

By John Kennedy (John the Cabby)

Sleaze, it's back and just about to engulf the Conservative party all over again, so how can any party leader sit back and allow the present system of pay and allowances to continue within parliament. David Cameron should be concerned that the Derek Conway affair lifted a lid and woke up a