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Dave Lee Travis: Guilty as charged

Sympathy for Dave Lee Travis should evaporate after his having been found guilty of indecent assault and as he faces civil action over a further allegation   On Tuesday afternoon, Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis...

Sensible Scotland

Scotland has taken the right decision   Yesterday the Scottish came out in force and voted ‘no’ to independence. Though the ‘Better Together’ campaign’s win is by a relatively small margin and though their campaign was...

Unappealing Clifford

As Max Clifford launches an appeal against his eight-year prison sentence, all it shows is how truly unappealing he still is   Despite being convicted on eight counts of indecent assault between 1977 and 1984, sexual...

Wally of the Week: Dame Vivienne Westwood

England hating designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has the right to leave   Vivienne Westwood was born in Derbyshire and made her supposed £114 million ($185 million) fortune in Great Britain. Yesterday, in using her London Fashion...

A royal’s view on the Union

The Queen breaks her silence on Scotland’s future   Can the Queen succeed where the hapless ‘Better Together’ campaign has failed? Today, as she left church in Scotland the monarch reportedly told a member of the...

The right decision

It is right that Oscar Pistorius has been convicted of culpable homicide   This morning Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide – the South African equivalent of the UK’s manslaughter charge – and one charge relating...

Picture of the Week: Defending Scotland

What will become of Scotland’s ability to defend itself if it becomes independent of the rest of the UK?   Shared by Ahmed Khalil on Facebook, our Picture of the Week mocks up what might happen...

Independent of independence

Orkney and the Shetland islands could remain part of the UK even if Scotland votes ‘yes’ to independence   The possibility of Scotland becoming independent teeters on a knife edge given current polling but if it...

The Rivers Way

As Broadway refuses to dim its lights for Joan Rivers, a list of those she banned from her funeral is revealed   Just as Perez Hilton reported that Broadway have declined to dim their lights in...

Help find the EastEnders parrot

Appeal launched to find a parrot that whistles the EastEnders theme tune that has gone missing in Kent   Readers based in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will no doubt have seen the area’s...

Stick to transparency

As the minister for civil society warns charities to ‘stay out of politics’, we urge him to reform this messy sector   The Steeple Times has long called for better regulation of charities. Our contributor Gina...

Facing Facebook

Cliff Richard takes to Facebook to proclaim his innocence   Yesterday, Sir Cliff Richard took to Facebook to suggest that he is innocent of the recent abuse allegations made against him.   In the post, Richard wrote:   “Hi everyone,...

Bloomberg blooms

Michael Bloomberg back at the helm at Bloomberg   Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg is to unexpectedly resume control of his eponymous financial data and media company at the end of the year just eight months after...

Definining ‘soon’

Will Julian Assange ever leave the Ecuardorian embassy in London?   On 18th August Julian Assange told a news conference that he’d leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London “soon”. It’s now the 4th September and still...

Picture of the Week: The smoking highway

Three Arabic men decide to enjoy a spot of shisha on the A4 as Cara Delevingne looks on   The ‘Ramadan Rush’ is nearly over but in spotting the image that we make our Picture of...

The gall of Galloway

Steven Berkoff compares George Galloway urging a boycott of Tesco to what happened to Jewish shops in Nazi Germany   A politician who lacks any respect for decency, George Galloway MP, has shown himself to be truly...

Britain’s Detroit?

Could the most deprived area in Britain be the place to invest?   The city of Detroit has long been a no-go area and its decline from an automotive giant to a capital of deprivation has...

Big Brother is taxing you

The cashless society where cameras watch our every move gets ever closer   First it was London’s buses that refused cash, then a restaurant decided to take only credit cards and soon you won’t even be...

You Decide: Pounding charity

How much of every pound or dollar donated should charities be able to allocate to administration?   Charity is a big business yet when we give, few ask the key question of “What percentage of what...

Mone moves

Michelle Mone vows to quit Scotland if the country votes ‘Yes’ to independence   Self-styled “Bra Queen” Michelle Mone OBE took to Twitter following Monday night’s debate between Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond about Scottish independence....

James Foley: A decent man

The last letter from journalist James Foley   Executed hostage James Foley devised a way of communicating with his family during his captivity. He dictated a letter to a fellow hostage about to be released. On...

Wally of the Week: David Cameron

David Cameron should not have gone surfing; he should have recalled Parliament   David Cameron did the right thing in returning to London in the wake of the execution of the journalist James Foley by a...

Arab avoidance

UAE issues map telling their citizens of which areas of London to avoid   Supercar hating busybody Panda Morgan-Thomas will be delighted. The UAE have issued a “map of the dangerous areas of London” and it...

Revolting Rolf

Rolf Harris adjusts to life in the clink   It’s easy but perhaps inappropriate to make light of Rolf Harris’ hits – such as Jake the Peg (and his extra third leg) and Two Little Boys...

#noicebucketchallenge

Two journalists call for “no more ice bucket challenges”   You’ve surely seen it on your Facebook timeline or received a YouTube video of some celebrity dousing themselves in ice water. The ALS Association’s challenge to...

Angry Assange

Julian Assange expresses his anger against the British government   Today, in an interview with The Mail on Sunday, Julian Assange expressed his anger that he has been denied what he sees as his human rights...

Off the Cliff

As Sir Cliff Richard’s home is searched, The Steeple Times suggests it is time that this pop star was properly questioned   Christian pop star Sir Cliff Richard may be away on a summer holiday, but...

Putting the ‘Great’ back in Britain

Mr Gus Instinct calls for Britain to wake up and respect itself once more   Here we are in mid August in what used to be Great Britain enjoying what should be one of the great...

Bus it Bercow

John Bercow shames himself again in claiming £1,200 to attend a funeral   John Bercow and his blabbermouth wife are known for their grasping ways but in charging £1,215.60 to attend the funeral of the late...

Godfrey Bloom: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

The Steeple Times asks the controversial former UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom TD: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours? Revenge is a dish...

Picture of the Week: It’s not OK!

This week’s cover of OK! magazine illustrates what is wrong about Britain   Britain is a country that can be credited with having been responsible for amongst other things penicillin, television, commercial jets, electric light, a...

Caught in court

“More than impertinent” barrister Ian West slammed for his behaviour   Courtrooms, despite being places where justice ought to be taken seriously, are often the scenes of comical farce. Whilst Rolf Harris unconvincingly sought to win...