Londoner's Diary: Buddy, can you spare Right-wing hacks a dime?

The new issue of Right-wing magazine Standpoint asks for donations to save it from extinction. The magazine's advisory board includes prominent people like David Hockney, Tom Stoppard, Lord Lawson and Michael Gove. Its contributors have included John Bolton and Myron Ebell. The publication has sung the praises of Trump.

The New Statesman is not struggling despite its recent email asking for more subscribers. The magazine has a circulation at a four-decade high at 35k and web traffic at record high — 20 million page views in June alone. It has just posted its first profit in a long while at Companies House and hired four new journalists.

Garrick Club installed CCTV cameras in the Irving Room to record bizarre incidents. One of them involved a rugby tackle on a distinguished club member. If anyone can identify the woman, please email Londoner's diary at [email protected].

After the British Film Awards, the Standard's British Awards moved on to Soho House on Dean Street. There were guests including Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, Danny Huston, Luke Treadaway, Emma Greenwell and Paul Donovan. Ophelia Lovibond was confused by her name and called her by the wrong name. The Travellers Club held their Christmas party at The Tablet.

Michael Gove has attacked the Turner Prize in his Times column today. He has previously been criticised for trying to marginalise the arts in the curriculum. The Turner loves controversy.

Ludovic Hughes was at the opening of The Great Gatsby at Leicester Square Theatre last night. Cressida Bonas stars as Daisy Buchanan and Hughes plays Jay Gatzby. Last year he was winner of the annual Soho Waiters Race.