Month: May 2026
On the Closing of the Pub at the End of My Road, and What It Says About How North London Has Changed
Lowri Griffiths on grief, gentrification, and the slow disappearance of the small civic spaces that hold a neighbourhood together The…
On Being a North London Voter, Or, Why I Cannot Bring Myself to Care About the Council Election
Lowri Griffiths on local democracy, the great British shrug, and the politicians who keep posting leaflets I cannot bring myself…
Five Pounds for a Coffee, and the North London Lifestyle Industrial Complex That Has Made It Feel Normal
Lowri Griffiths on flat whites, oat milk, and the slow conversion of every shopfront in Stoke Newington into a place…
The Northern Line in August: A Field Guide to Sweating Through Your Linen Shirt at 8.47am
Lowri Griffiths on the great British refusal to acknowledge that public transport has become a slow-cook oven, and what it…
Compact Statement Home: A Lexicon of North London Estate Agent Lies, Translated for the Public Good
Lowri Griffiths on the dialect of the rental market, the art of the wide-angle lens, and the existential threat of…
The Croissant Has Become Political and I Blame the Housing Crisis
Lowri Griffiths on Why the Simple Pleasure of a Decent Pastry in North London Now Requires a Mortgage-Level Financial Commitment…
The May Day March Came Through My Street and I Stood on the Pavement Thinking About Wages
Lowri Griffiths on Watching the Labour Movement Walk Past Her Front Door and What She Actually Knows About Her Own…
Haringey Council Spent Three Years Deciding Whether to Install a Bench and I Have Feelings About This
Lowri Griffiths on Local Government Decision-Making, the Pavement Outside Her Flat, and Why Democracy at the Borough Level Is Both…
The Problem With Living Near a Really Good Pub Is That It Becomes Your Personality
Lowri Griffiths on the North London Local, Its Role as Third Place, and Why She Has Started Recognising the Barstaff’s…
The King Came to London and My Neighbour Baked a Flag Cake and Honestly I Respect the Commitment
Lowri Griffiths on Royal Visits, Street-Level Monarchy Enthusiasm, and the Specific North London Position on Constitutional Questions Reported by Bohiney…
