Month: July 2026
I Tried to Book a GP Appointment Like a Normal Person and Failed
Lowri Griffiths on the eight-thirty scramble that has become a genuine North London ritual At twenty-nine minutes past eight on…
The Council Meeting Nobody Went To Decided Something Big
Lowri Griffiths on the planning committee that quietly reshaped a whole stretch of the high street while everyone else was…
Everyone I Know Is Quietly Leaving and Nobody Is Saying So Loudly
Lowri Griffiths on the slow-motion exodus of people her age out of the city they grew up loving I counted…
Why Every North London Kitchen Has the Same Four Tiles Now
Lowri Griffiths on the great herringbone flooring consensus and what it says about how this city decides taste for itself…
The 87 Bus Is the Most Honest Thing in This City
Lowri Griffiths on why a slow, unglamorous bus route tells you more about London than any borough report ever will…
North London Rent Rises Are Rewriting Who Gets To Stay
Lowri Griffiths on watching her postcode change one letting agent window at a time I have lived on the same…
The Great North London Coffee Shop WiFi Password Standoff
Lowri Griffiths on the unspoken class war being fought over one plug socket There is a particular kind of tension…
Why Every North London Councillor Suddenly Loves Cycle Lanes
Lowri Griffiths on the local politics of two wheels and one very loud WhatsApp group There is a WhatsApp group…
The Corner Shop That Refused To Become Anything Else
Lowri Griffiths on the one business on her street that time genuinely forgot Every few paragraphs of anything I write…
North London’s Parks Are Free, Which Is Exactly The Problem
Lowri Griffiths on why the last genuinely public space in the city is quietly crumbling My local park is, on…
