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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 36m

Some vital info in Issue 25 of The Fence

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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 18h

I did the cover drawing and a quadrillion* interior illustrations for the new issue of The Fence, on sale now. (*number of illustrations may be exaggerated for rhetorical purposes. No responsibility is taken. Contents may settle in transit)

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Issue 26 is here 📸

With a cover from @daveyjones.bsky.social and work from Tamlin Magee, @garyiship.bsky.social, Ella Benson Easton, @williamasclarke.bsky.social, Zara Meerza, Antonia Bentel, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social & more

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 20h

Once again, the best we've ever done, by the best to ever do it, on sale now for, by some distance, the best price in British publishing.

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Issue 26 is here 📸

With a cover from @daveyjones.bsky.social and work from Tamlin Magee, @garyiship.bsky.social, Ella Benson Easton, @williamasclarke.bsky.social, Zara Meerza, Antonia Bentel, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social & more

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 20h

Intrigued by this cover. The man on the left looks like Trevor Nunn…

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Issue 26 is here 📸

With a cover from @daveyjones.bsky.social and work from Tamlin Magee, @garyiship.bsky.social, Ella Benson Easton, @williamasclarke.bsky.social, Zara Meerza, Antonia Bentel, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social & more

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

We're marking the TF debut of @ralphjeffreys.bsky.social, and there's pieces from Toby Lloyd, Lily Hyde, Byron Houdayer, Katie Lewis, Jade Angeles Fitton, Dan Richards, Byron Houdayer, Joe Bishop, Ray Philp, Fergus Butler-Gallie, Ella Benson Easton, Natalya Lobanova, Miki Lowe and Nishant Choksi.

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Issue 26 is here 📸

With a cover from @daveyjones.bsky.social and work from Tamlin Magee, @garyiship.bsky.social, Ella Benson Easton, @williamasclarke.bsky.social, Zara Meerza, Antonia Bentel, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social & more

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Tim Smith-Laing @timsmith-laing.com · 2d

One of our school vicars resigned after his wife threw him and his belonings out of the house in full view of the boys walking to chapel. She had apparently been willing to forgiven the long affair right up until she found out about the a ten year old daughter produced by it.

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 2d

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

A photo of assembled paparazzi waiting to snap your shame for the scandal sheets.

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

After Gaston Berlemont retired from the French pub in 1989 he never went back in. He would have a drink in De Hems, though.

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 3d

A pub with a genuinely remarkable history, De Hems is where to go when you want to nab a seat in W1. The atmos is a bit uninspiring, and the pints can veer north of £8, which really is far too much. #PubxPub

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing!

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Max Daly @maxdaly.bsky.social · 1d

Just noticed I've been shortlisted for 'Best Feature' at this year's Freelance Journalism Awards for ‘A Hackney story’, my long read for @thefence.bsky.social about London’s changing street gang scene.

Read it here: www.the-fence.com/a-hackney-st...

Awards shortlist: substack.com/home/post/p-...

A Hackney Story

The real-life story that inspired Top Boy.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 2d

Guy I used to play football with claimed his uncle had been in the IRA (not, in itself, a major bit of news where I'm from) but had to quit after a bombing he did that left him with no outward signs of trauma, save the fact he had to "eat all his meals standing up" (a dazzling additional detail).

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 2d

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 2d

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 2d

Did everyone enjoy this afternoon's newsletter? It seems that they did!

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Tim Smith-Laing @timsmith-laing.com · 2d

Courtesy of @thefence.bsky.social I discover that David Mellor has an absolutely incredible house and absolutely execrable taste. Apparently this is decorated in the manner of John Soane. Yeah. Sure.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Check out this 4 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove

4 bedroom detached house for sale in St Katharine By The Tower, London, E1W for £15,000,000. Marketed by Carter Jonas, Mayfair

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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 2d

Thank you, @thefence.bsky.social, for introducing me to Camopedia, the authoritative resource for camouflage www.camopedia.org/index.php/Ma...

Camopedia

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Mickey Onions @mickeyonions.bsky.social · 3d

Always found it a bizarre pub. A piece of Soho marooned on the wrong of the road. Shift it over 25/30ft and it might be great. I’ll ask myself ‘why haven’t I been in here for a while?’ The answer quickly presents itself.

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 3d

A pub with a genuinely remarkable history, De Hems is where to go when you want to nab a seat in W1. The atmos is a bit uninspiring, and the pints can veer north of £8, which really is far too much. #PubxPub

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 5d

On a cheerier note, here's this week's Capital Letter, live and in full colour:

thefencecapitalletter.substack.com/p/capital-le...

Capital Letter 16

How to live in London, now.

thefencecapitalletter.substack.com

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 6d

This article cost thousands of pounds to clear and months of time to report, and gave voice to a number of victims who had been hitherto ignored. We are a tiny publication with just one full-time member of staff. If you'd like to support us, please subscribe today.

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 6d

On 22 October, we'll be talking all things about THE PUB with @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social in north London's finest bookshop. There'll be pints afterwards at one of NW5's many excellent boozers. Some tickets remaining here

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Matt Haber @habermatt.bsky.social · 6d

Support independent magazines or they will be no more independent magazines. (Also, @thefence.bsky.social happens to be an excellent magazine.)

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 6d

This article cost thousands of pounds to clear and months of time to report, and gave voice to a number of victims who had been hitherto ignored. We are a tiny publication with just one full-time member of staff. If you'd like to support us, please subscribe today.

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to everyone who has shared this post - and to the one person who has subscribed!

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 6d

This article cost thousands of pounds to clear and months of time to report, and gave voice to a number of victims who had been hitherto ignored. We are a tiny publication with just one full-time member of staff. If you'd like to support us, please subscribe today.

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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone needs a refresher on how important, expensive & risky REPORTING is. Not opinionising, essaying, podcast shitetalking or YouTube gimmickry which are the main forms of media replacement to have taken root online. So glad small publications like Dublin Inquirer do it

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 6d

This article cost thousands of pounds to clear and months of time to report, and gave voice to a number of victims who had been hitherto ignored. We are a tiny publication with just one full-time member of staff. If you'd like to support us, please subscribe today.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 7d

News organisation explainer: What do we know about the new Archbishop of Canterbury?
Sarah Mullally [1] is the new [citation needed]

(What you actually want to read is Tim Wyatt on her handling of various chaotic things: www.the-fence.com/in-the-shado...)

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 6d

This article cost thousands of pounds to clear and months of time to report, and gave voice to a number of victims who had been hitherto ignored. We are a tiny publication with just one full-time member of staff. If you'd like to support us, please subscribe today.

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