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Tim Wyatt, Bron Maher, Ed Cumming, Charlotte Ivers, Sachin Kureishi, Clive Martin, Bertie Brandes, Ian Trueger, Megan Nolan, Ella Benson Easton, Sophie Elmhirst, Anonymous, Thomas Gorton, Francisco Garcia, The Fence, Margaret McCartney, Yoel Noorali

From this Issue

Tim Wyatt

In the Shadow of St Paul’s

One of the most extraordinary investigations we've ever published, uncovering a torrid legacy of deceit, fraud and suicide at the heart of the Church of England.

28 March 2024

Bron Maher

Sling Voters

How do the denizens of London's underground sex clubs plan to vote in the upcoming General Election? We sent our reporter to find out where the swing seats lie.

18 April 2024

Ed Cumming

Two Eds are Better than One

Our writer has a funny name. He's not the only one. So he took his name twin out for lunch to commiserate this reality.

19 April 2024

Charlotte Ivers

Baker’s Dozen

Tom Baker was a hard-drinking, fine-dining legend whose Soho sprees were captured in an infamous 1978 newspaper profile. 45 years later, a younger writer retraces his steps in a new, more sanitised era.

25 April 2024

Sachin Kureishi

Something to Tell You

On Boxing Day 2022, the writer Hanif Kureishi had a fall that left him paralysed from the neck down. His son reflects on a year caring for his once-carer.

29 April 2024

Clive Martin

Giving it the Big One

In the heart of the east end of London, a memorial is held to Dave Courtney, the city's celebrity gangster. Our writer raises a glass to a legend.

1 May 2024

Bertie Brandes

How to Be a Young Landlord

People will call you a scumbag. They will say you are a leech. Here's how you can try to shut them up.

8 May 2024

Ian Trueger

The Feast of Saint John

A particular central London restaurant has enjoyed an offally good time over the past few years, wouldn't you agree?

9 May 2024

Megan Nolan

If You Can Make It There…

Our author moved from London to New York. She writes about the culture shocks of this rarely trodden path.

16 May 2024

Ella Benson Easton

A Scouser Abroad

English people demonstably do not have a good reputation abroad. But Scousers on the other hand? Scousers are internationally beloved.

17 May 2024

Sophie Elmhirst

Burning with Pleasure

The powers that be will tell you shouldn't be smoking. These nerds are ignorant of the agony & ecstasy that is combustable tobacco.

24 May 2024

Anonymous

The Kid Stays out of the Picture

Everyone would like to be a film producer. But it's not all glamour and cash, it's egos and overdrafts. Our insider reckons you should think twice.

29 May 2024

Thomas Gorton

Absolutely Buzzing

The ‘Mosquito’ was created with the intention of preventing young people from loitering. Can you still hear the sound of the Blair era?

13 June 2024

Francisco Garcia

A Cozzer Snout

Our correspondent travels to the heart of a crumbling London Crown Court to predict the future of crime journalism.

17 June 2024

The Fence

Bread and Circuses

There are a lot of industry parties in London. Not all of them are good. We ranked them in all the key metrics (professional advancement, fun, chat, narcotics, horniness).

18 June 2024

Margaret McCartney

The Drugs Don’t Work

A general practitioner in Glasgow unpacks how the hand-in-glove relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS has changed – for the worse.

27 June 2024

Yoel Noorali

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

A newly unemployed journalist tries and fails to expose a window-smashing ring in south London.

1 July 2024