fuss was about and read part of Cockney give unparalleled advice and guidance on be disappointed next time… clever nom de
Sparraʼs column on line. Well apparently, all things London Black Cab or ʻTAXIʼ, so plume by the way! We have to say at least
this has all emanated from what Cockney why go to Bob Crow, Eddie Lambert and the Cockney Scouser and the Cockney
Rebel aka Bernie May or now Cockney the RMT to play choo choo trains, what do Rebel donʼt hide behind fictitious names.
Reject had written in his recent column they know about taxis, they keep shouting We true Scousers take our hat off to them.
(taxi talk August 2009 issue) criticising the from the Crows Nest? Perhaps their
very trade that heʼs involved in… calling hard work and frustration causes them to Geoff Woodruff…
some of his Green Badge colleagues: experience relentless spells of amnesia Weʼre sad to report that Geoff Woodruff,
“the scruffy flipflop wearing hairy armpit and long sleepless nights worrying about the initial founder of Taxi Talk Magazine
brigade”, a bit OTT Bernie donʼt you think, their membersʼ downturn in work, being out passed away on Thursday 17
th
September.
but sometimes the truth hurts and itʼs of pocket with the ʻtoutsʼ nicking their jobs Geoff played a major roll in this magazine
always the guilty offenders who hastily fire in these ʻcut throatʼ and ʻback-stabbingʼ but stepped down back in 1999 to
back first? Indeed, Cockney Reject really modern times of woe, especially now that concentrate more on his accountancy
struck a raw nerve this time! This prompted the London PH cars headed by Sir John business FCS (Taxi Trade Specialist),
Cockney Sparraʼs long nimble fingers to Griffin, Addison Lee and Sir Geoffrey but remained a shareholder until the
tap away at his keyboard and ʻripʼ into Rieselʼs OneTransport have the ear of the magazine came under the banner of HPH
Cockney Rebel, sorry geezer Cockney PCO and TfL… Oh we nearly forgot to Publishers Ltd. Most of you, especially
Reject, giving it loads about Bernie taking include BAA, beg pardon cocker! in Liverpool, will have known Geoff as
bookings for minicabs on his website, how previously he was also a Liverpool working
petty can one be! The thing that confuses So me old Cockney Sparra, we beseech cab owner/driver and perhaps sorted out
us two ʻthick Scousersʼ is this organisation you, donʼt get toooo upset with us, all that your financial affairs with the taxman. We
that ʻhatesʼ minicabs supports a radio outfit weʼre trying to say is thank you very much believe his daughter Jessica will continue
that puts loads-a-work into cars under for the gratuitous publicity, taxi talk already operating FCS Accountancy. The Editorial
some London subsidised scheme… that gets a plug twice a month in the glossy Team and staff at taxi talk Magazine wish
should be goinʼ into cabs! You just couldnʼt news sheet that you scribble for and then to offer our condolences to his family…
make it up could yer feller? you go and give us more… free of charge, RIP Geoff.
you naughty boy, and going out to all
Although weʼve come across this geezer those London readers to boot! We must
NTA Conference…
on a couple of occasions, while down say weʼre impressed: “More readers than
To those of you who care about your
the smoke, latching on to his Metropolis the rest put together”?? Keep up the good livelihoods and are members of the
ʻmatesʼ, weʼve never spoken to him, work Lid. NTA, just a reminder that this yearʼs NTA
nor him us – we get the impression that conference takes place at The Eastbourne
heʼs one of those embedded blinkered And unfortunately while weʼre still in ʻthe Centre, Grand Parade, Eastbourne
Londoners with an attitude that ʻthe earthʼs Smokeʼ and mirrors area, it would appear towards the end of this month. Full details
flat and donʼt dare travel further than the that weʼre being challenged by a couple and event timetable is advertised on page
M25 you might fall offʼ type of feller. Oh of geezers who work Heathrow Airport… 41. Look forward to seeing you all then.
well, as he says if you give ʻstickʼ or as these cockneys have got it in for us this
he puts it in Cockney slang ʻdig people month eh Del! A letter was e-mailed to Till next month David Millward &
outʼ, itʼs only fair to be on the receiving this office (oh and on my Blackberry) in Derek Cummins.
end at times, and heʼs had plenty of it response to the Cockney Scouserʼs rant
apparently. Indeed, we have to agree with in last monthʼs issue, which rather upset
our southern Cockney friend, we make him them to say the least; the letter can be
absolutely right, but you need to be a bit read on page 35. Mr Marshal (we hope
Quote of
thick-skinned though donʼt yer geezer, and weʼve spelt that right – youʼre not a French
to be honest thereʼs not many of yer down gentleman are you?) having read the
there that fits the bill… no pun intended! inside front cover of this magazine was a
the month
little curious as to whether weʼd print his
We might be wrong and totally unfair in our “right to reply” if not, maybe another trade
hitherto assumptions of Cockney Sparra paper will… is that a threat guvʼnor? As
By Thomas Szasz
and his co-scribes, after all, they do all stated we do try, through these pages, to
sing from the same hymn sheet, or is it accommodate all concerned in order to
The stupid neither forgive nor
pee in the same pot? Theyʼre probably stimulate constructive debate. However,
forget. The naïve forgive and
nice old guys really who have the London any ongoing personal petty feud will have
Taxi Driversʼ concerns close at heart and to be taken up elsewhere, perhaps in
forget. The wise forgive but do
feel that they can - having been in the another London trade rag or at the back
not forget.
trade for many many years remember – end of the taxi feeder park, as you might
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