London Centric
Jim Waterson, Sophie Wilkinson, David Hall, Polly Smythe, Cormac Kehoe, Liv Facey, Holly WycheProper local journalism about who really runs London - and what's actually going on in the city.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 186 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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London drug dealers are hijacking Google Maps
We’ve been busy this week working on a chunky investigation that has taken up a lot more time than expected. We can’t wait to bring it to you but in the meantime we’ve got a smorgasbord of short, strange and curious stories we’ve encountere...
‘Airbnb for sheiks’: the Shard's £50m empty apartments that just won't sell
Ten “cursed” apartments have sat empty since 2012 • The Qatari state can’t find buyers • The local council has approved plans to turn them into short-term lets at up to £18,000 per week
Update: Click here for additional photos of the inter...
The Last King of Lewisham
We hope you enjoyed the experience of more rain in the space of 24 hours on Tuesday than fell during almost all of the summer months combined.
Special shout out to anyone who had forgotten how much they longed for the heatwave to end duri...
James Cleverly's pitch to make London a Conservative city
The race to be the next mayor of London is very much under way, even if the current occupant of the job won't acknowledge it. With just 18 months until the formal election campaign begins, the major parties are getting ready to select their...
The man targeted by Ukrainian assassins — and Islington Council
Hello to the hundreds of new subscribers who joined London Centric to read our overcover investigation into the capital’s illegal ice cream trade.
Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live held a discussion about it (listen at 46:20), prompting th...
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Authors
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Editor of London Centric. Previously: Media Editor at the Guardian and Political Editor at BuzzFeed.
Sophie Wilkinson is a journalist, copywriter, researcher, speaker, with a lot of opinions, analysis and commentary to share
Head of Growth at London Centric - [email protected]
Reporter at London Centric | stories and tips to [email protected]
Investigative Correspondent at The Fence Investigative Reporter for London Centric & BBC Radio 4 - "The Naked Week." Centre for Investigative Journalism fellow 2023.
Freelance journalist
Gold-Standard NCTJ Trained Journalist | Associate Editor at The New Feminist | Writer for ZERO.NINE Arts Magazine
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