Andrew Kersley
@andrewkersley.bsky.social
Investigative journalist at @londonermag.bsky.social - [email protected]
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Previously freelance at Observer, Sunday Times, Mirror, Private Eye etc
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Previously freelance at Observer, Sunday Times, Mirror, Private Eye etc
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The Thames & London deserves a lot better. Must read horrific investigation by @andrewkersley.bsky.social for @londonermag.bsky.social into @londonportauth.bsky.social. Lays bare literally 'toxic' culture in org. I've had couple of work encounters w PLA officers. Not a constructive experience IMO.
In August, 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames. Why was no-one told?
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
How 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames
'You start to think: hang on, if that’s floating in the water, what's that giving off?'
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Thames & London deserves a lot better. Must read horrific investigation by @andrewkersley.bsky.social for @londonermag.bsky.social into @londonportauth.bsky.social. Lays bare literally 'toxic' culture in org. I've had couple of work encounters w PLA officers. Not a constructive experience IMO.
In August, 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames. Why was no-one told?
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
How 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames
'You start to think: hang on, if that’s floating in the water, what's that giving off?'
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In August, 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames. Why was no-one told?
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
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The signs are there, if you know where to look: new cameras, abandoned fliers, skid marks by the Science Museum.
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
Fast and furious on Exhibition Road
Underground drag races have taken over London's iconic museum district. What's driving them?
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The signs are there, if you know where to look: new cameras, abandoned fliers, skid marks by the Science Museum.
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
EXCL: London's Exhibition Road, home to the city's biggest museums, has been taken over by late night, secret drag races.
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
Fast and furious on Exhibition Road
Underground drag races have taken over London's iconic museum district. What's driving them?
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
EXCL: London's Exhibition Road, home to the city's biggest museums, has been taken over by late night, secret drag races.
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
For years there's been one London landlord I've heard whispered about non stop from charities and council officers alike.
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
He's been jailed, banned from being a landlord and one of his cramped homes (almost) received an all-time record fine after inspectors found mushrooms on the walls and tenants using camping stoves to cook.
But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
www.the-londoner.co.uk/mohamed-raso...
But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
www.the-londoner.co.uk/mohamed-raso...
How a rogue landlord built an empire in London’s poshest streets
‘In 35 years, I can confidently say I’ve never seen anyone like Rasool’
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For years there's been one London landlord I've heard whispered about non stop from charities and council officers alike.
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
Wait... it's all private equity and massive landlords?
Always has been.
Always has been.
Ever wondered how London's high streets suddenly got filled with Blank Street, Farmer J and Popeyes?
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-high...
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-high...
London's high streets all look the same. Why?
How Covid, private finance and reformed planning regulations led to an increasingly homogeneous city
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Wait... it's all private equity and massive landlords?
Always has been.
Always has been.
This was an absolutely insane saga to report on
It started with an email and a picture of a cheap pleather manbag.
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
Man-bags at dawn on the Loughborough Estate
Alleged assassination attempts, hazardous chemicals and £374,000 of gifts
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This was an absolutely insane saga to report on
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Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London’s historical East Enders.
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
Is the Cockney extinct?
Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London's historical East Enders. The truth is a lot more complicated
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London’s historical East Enders.
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
Particularly proud of my latest @londonermag.bsky.social investigation into Linea Homes, a developer that says it saves pubs but actually shuts them and turns them into luxury flats.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
October 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Particularly proud of my latest @londonermag.bsky.social investigation into Linea Homes, a developer that says it saves pubs but actually shuts them and turns them into luxury flats.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
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Oli is a mate of mine and one of the best publicans to grace London. These developers are ripping the heart out of so many communities and it's truly disgusting.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
They claim to save London pubs. So why have they shut so many down?
Linea Homes has been called the “grim reaper” of pubs. Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Oli is a mate of mine and one of the best publicans to grace London. These developers are ripping the heart out of so many communities and it's truly disgusting.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
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Ryan Bridge has become a familiar face in Stirchley lately. He's one of two "company directors" of raisetheflags.org, where he collects donations from £10-£500 for flags.
October 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Ryan Bridge has become a familiar face in Stirchley lately. He's one of two "company directors" of raisetheflags.org, where he collects donations from £10-£500 for flags.
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Linea Homes says it brings London pubs "back to life".
But we've discovered the firm has tried or succeeded to shut dozens of pubs to turn them into luxury flats.
Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
But we've discovered the firm has tried or succeeded to shut dozens of pubs to turn them into luxury flats.
Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
They claim to save London pubs. So why have they shut so many down?
Linea Homes has been called the “grim reaper” of pubs. Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Linea Homes says it brings London pubs "back to life".
But we've discovered the firm has tried or succeeded to shut dozens of pubs to turn them into luxury flats.
Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
But we've discovered the firm has tried or succeeded to shut dozens of pubs to turn them into luxury flats.
Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
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On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.
Our story about today’s attack.
manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...
Our story about today’s attack.
manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...
On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’
Amid fasting and prayer, terror comes to Crumpsall
manchestermill.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.
Our story about today’s attack.
manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...
Our story about today’s attack.
manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...
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From scooping Jay Rayner to breaking news of the death of the beloved Corsica Studios, it’s been a landmark month here.
But we need help. We’re ten new subscribers away from hitting our monthly target.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
From scooping Jay Rayner to breaking news of the death of the beloved Corsica Studios, it’s been a landmark month here.
But we need help. We’re ten new subscribers away from hitting our monthly target.
If you enjoy our work, please help us get over the line!
www.the-londoner.co.uk#/portal/signup
But we need help. We’re ten new subscribers away from hitting our monthly target.
If you enjoy our work, please help us get over the line!
www.the-londoner.co.uk#/portal/signup
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Great reporting here, of something I'd been looking at, after receiving a bunch of emails from aggrieved people. Clearly I didn't get on to it quickly enough. The Londoner very much have the story.
Victor Garvey is one of London's biggest chefs; beloved by critics like Giles Coren.
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
He's one of London’s most famous chefs. So why do so many people say Victor Garvey owes them money?
Giles Coren called him his “favourite kind of chef”. But former staff and business partners paint a different picture of the Michelin star winner.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Great reporting here, of something I'd been looking at, after receiving a bunch of emails from aggrieved people. Clearly I didn't get on to it quickly enough. The Londoner very much have the story.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Iconic south London club Corsica Studios is set to close next year.
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Exclusive: Corsica Studios is closing next year
Plus, Thames Waters’ wasted £500mn, arson attack on an asylum hotel and the return of one of Bermondsey’s best boozers, all in your Monday briefing
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Iconic south London club Corsica Studios is set to close next year.
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
Read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/exclusive-co...
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Cracking reporting here 👇👇
Victor Garvey is one of London's biggest chefs; beloved by critics like Giles Coren.
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
He's one of London’s most famous chefs. So why do so many people say Victor Garvey owes them money?
Giles Coren called him his “favourite kind of chef”. But former staff and business partners paint a different picture of the Michelin star winner.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Cracking reporting here 👇👇
Check out my latest @londonermag.bsky.social exposé on Michelin Star winner, and Giles Coren's "favourite kind of chef", Victor Garvey.
It's one of those insane sagas that feels impossible to sum up in a single tweet or headline.
It's one of those insane sagas that feels impossible to sum up in a single tweet or headline.
Victor Garvey is one of London's biggest chefs; beloved by critics like Giles Coren.
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
He's one of London’s most famous chefs. So why do so many people say Victor Garvey owes them money?
Giles Coren called him his “favourite kind of chef”. But former staff and business partners paint a different picture of the Michelin star winner.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Check out my latest @londonermag.bsky.social exposé on Michelin Star winner, and Giles Coren's "favourite kind of chef", Victor Garvey.
It's one of those insane sagas that feels impossible to sum up in a single tweet or headline.
It's one of those insane sagas that feels impossible to sum up in a single tweet or headline.
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After 9 months of fighting, we've obtained secret docs from Redbridge Council that shine a new light on our Jas Athwal exposé.
Plus: underground film screenings, getting trapped in sewage tunnels and the truth about Declan Rice’s £14m housing donation.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/a-new-develo...
Plus: underground film screenings, getting trapped in sewage tunnels and the truth about Declan Rice’s £14m housing donation.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/a-new-develo...
A new development in our Jas Athwal investigation
Plus, underground film screenings, getting trapped in sewage tunnels and the truth about Declan Rice’s supposed £14mn housing donation
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
After 9 months of fighting, we've obtained secret docs from Redbridge Council that shine a new light on our Jas Athwal exposé.
Plus: underground film screenings, getting trapped in sewage tunnels and the truth about Declan Rice’s £14m housing donation.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/a-new-develo...
Plus: underground film screenings, getting trapped in sewage tunnels and the truth about Declan Rice’s £14m housing donation.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/a-new-develo...
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Reform’s first London councillor is a rogue landlord with a 33-person HMO!
Great story by @andrewkersley.bsky.social.
Shooter has been fined for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. And one of his former tenants is.. @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
Great story by @andrewkersley.bsky.social.
Shooter has been fined for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. And one of his former tenants is.. @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
Reform’s first London councillor is a “rogue landlord” with a 33-person HMO
Mark Shooter has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. One of his former tenants just became Green Party leader.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Reform’s first London councillor is a rogue landlord with a 33-person HMO!
Great story by @andrewkersley.bsky.social.
Shooter has been fined for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. And one of his former tenants is.. @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
Great story by @andrewkersley.bsky.social.
Shooter has been fined for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. And one of his former tenants is.. @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
EXCL: Reform's first councillor in London is a convicted "slum landlord" who rents out a 33-person HMO.
While digging into him I found out one of his former tenants is new Green party leader Zack Polanski.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
While digging into him I found out one of his former tenants is new Green party leader Zack Polanski.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
Exclusive: Reform’s first London councillor is a “rogue landlord” with a 33-person HMO
Mark Shooter has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. One of his former tenants just became Green Party leader.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
EXCL: Reform's first councillor in London is a convicted "slum landlord" who rents out a 33-person HMO.
While digging into him I found out one of his former tenants is new Green party leader Zack Polanski.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
While digging into him I found out one of his former tenants is new Green party leader Zack Polanski.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
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Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
A trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former prime minister has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules.
A trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former prime minister has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules.
Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
A trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former prime minister has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules.
A trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former prime minister has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules.
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From Washington Post to Manchester's @millmedia.bsky.social for new investigations editor Cameron Barr
Barr wants to help "restore and revive the kind of investigative accountability, tough minded, rigorous reporting that that we all need" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
Barr wants to help "restore and revive the kind of investigative accountability, tough minded, rigorous reporting that that we all need" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
From Washington Post to Manchester's @millmedia.bsky.social for new investigations editor Cameron Barr
Barr wants to help "restore and revive the kind of investigative accountability, tough minded, rigorous reporting that that we all need" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
Barr wants to help "restore and revive the kind of investigative accountability, tough minded, rigorous reporting that that we all need" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...