I once spent some of New Year's Eve at Swift in Soho. No idea how or what I had to drink. Hemingway daiquiris probably. But to go out on December 31 — albeit some time ago — is testament to the bar's ...

Anyone who used to work, party, or pass through Soho is bound to tell you that it was much better back then. When sex shops were rife and pints were a tuppence. It’s true that Soho might not be as ...