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The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 19h

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...

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

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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Mickey I appreciate it! Worth a visit to the Traf to help soothe the frustration I reckon

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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 2d

Read the full story here: 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

Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 5d

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.
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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

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The Dispatch @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social · 5d

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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The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 5d

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...

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

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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 7d

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.

Our story about today’s attack.

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On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’

Amid fasting and prayer, terror comes to Crumpsall

manchestermill.co.uk

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The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 9d

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.

The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 10d

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...

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

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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks!

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Marina O'Loughlin @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social · 10d

Kudos @andrewkersley.bsky.social

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The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Iconic south London club Corsica Studios is set to close next year.

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

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 10d

Cracking reporting here 👇👇

The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 10d

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...

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

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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks Henry!

Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 10d

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.

The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 10d

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...

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

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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 16d

column on why is the far right is obsessed with dubai

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The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of Dubai. We should all be careful what they wish for | Jonathan Liew

Politicians and influencers eulogise the emirate as a place of cleanliness, convenience and low crime. The truth is far darker, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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The Londoner @londonermag.bsky.social · 17d

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...

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

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Joshi Herrmann @joshiherrmann.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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

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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · Sep 8

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.

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

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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · Sep 4

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...

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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · Sep 2

So I failed to post this as I was on leave, but I wrote about how London is dying of thirst for @londonermag.bsky.social.

Give it a read: it's a weird saga of sweaty firefighters, collapsing bank vaults and references to the ancient Trojan seer Cassandra.

www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-london-ru...

Is London running out of water?

Between data centres, industry and new homes, London is facing record demand for water just as climate change leaves the capital drier than ever. The real problem is what comes next.

www.the-londoner.co.uk

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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · Aug 18

I mean it's hard to say - I don't think it's religious at all, my guess is that pubs make a landlord less money per square metre than homes can. He's far from the only developer that's done this just is really prolific.

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · Aug 18

"He's a serial pub killer ... a danger to urban life as we know it"

Billionare developer Asif Aziz has bought and shut dozens of London pubs for redevelopment. Good reporting by @andrewkersley.bsky.social for @londonermag.bsky.social

Exclusive: The billionaire developer closing London's pubs

Companies linked to Asif Aziz have been buying up and shutting down some of the capital’s most beloved boozers. Now, we’ve mapped them.

www.the-londoner.co.uk

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