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A Dickens of a Christmas
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Dicken’s birth. The following text is what purports to be an interview with a London cabby in 1860....
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What is a cab?
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie . . . and what’s not. For years the London cab has been easily recognisable by tourists and residents alike, its design reminiscent of a more gentle...
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Back to Black
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie It now has been 17 years since I started pushing a cab around London looking for fares and in that time I’ve probably driven most post-war taxis. Even...
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Driving my droschky
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie On a sclip to the flyers In 2006 Stuart Pessok, Managing Editor of the trade’s biggest selling newspaper Taxi ran a series entitled ‘We Speak Your...
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Spoilt for choice
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie There was once a time when a cab was easily identifiable. Looking like a throwback to the 1950s, its boxy shape set it apart from more modern vehicles...
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1000 Londoners
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie 1000 Londoners claims to be the most indepth and expansive documentary series ever produced about the city and the people who live here. Produced by...
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Victorian Public Transport
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie A Government White Paper of 1895 entitled The Cab and Omnibus Trades stated: “The cabman’s trade is one to which all sorts of men find their way. Many...
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Have you got The Knowledge?
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie She describes her blog as: ‘A city through the eyes of a girl who’s not sure how she ended up here’. For someone who is unsure of her place in the...
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Female London Cabbies
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie What is it really like being a female black cab driver? Clegg Gifford interviewed Stella Wood to find out what life is like as a female cabby Earlier...
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Knowledge Newsletter
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie Today marks a new chapter in the life of CabbieBlog. Starting in March a monthly newsletter will be published giving information and insights into...
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