About Lindsey

Lindsey Clarke

Managing Editor, Londonist

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Champagne Shortage Shocker

Whilst we all like bubbles at Christmas (well, any excuse actually) we’re more than happy with supermarket own brands or even a cheeky Cava or Prosecco. Which is a good job because those with a taste and pocket for grand crus may not be getting …

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London On The Cheap

It’s definitely time to start scrimping on things so you’ve plenty of dosh for those Christmas outings and present buying blitzes. London on the Cheap returns after a hiatus (we were temporarily flush, we made the most of it…) to help you get the most …

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High Street Shops Pussyfoot On Plastics

Whilst we, the London punters, expressed overwhelming support for action on throw-away shopping bags last week the big high street retailers have been mewing at the London Assembly opposing an outright ban. Under DEFRA’s new waste strategy the major UK supermarkets and other large retailers …

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Rockin Rollers Recruiting Now

We’re all about rolling today. From 2 wheels to 4: London ladies listen up! Do you look good in fishnets? Have you a barely repressed aggressive streak? Want to get fit? If so, we might have found your ideal sporting hobby. Rockin Rollers want to …

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London 2012 Never Took Place

The Olympic Park has received a lot of attention lately, unveiling its flagship stadium, promising to start work on it early and suffering fiery blazes which fortuitously destroyed a warehouse due for demolition. This Saturday though, an audaciously different kind of attention will be focused …

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Spotty Hackney Needs Special Bus

Close to 300 cases of measles have been reported to City and Hackney Primary Care Trust over the last 5 months. It is thought that the outbreak is directly linked to increasing numbers of parents deciding against the MMR vaccination for their darlings in the …

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Extra, Extra

Former Met man Paddick up against Livingstone and Johnson for Mayor. Experience of London policing probably a better qualification for challenging Ken than getting a book of crap poems about family life published. Listed, Georgian, Angel Cottage illegally and devilishly demolished in Newham. London gets …

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Art On The Underground

News of a film installation to be unveiled at Rayners Lane and Sudbury Town stations shortly alerted us to the fact that TfL’s jolly and diverse Platform for Art programme had undergone a rebrand and will be relaunching as Art on the Underground at the …

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Weekend Round-Up

Here’s what we’ve learned this weekend: Today is Remembrance Sunday which actually falls on 11th November – Armistice Day. The Queen and other Royals attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall last night. The Ceremony of Remembrance and Cenotaph Parade take place …

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Underground, Overground, Wombling… Pay As You Go

This Sunday TfL take over the North London Line. Yes, the service also known as the loony line and infamous for fare dodging and criminal activity on unmanned stations is getting a rebrand. Goodbye (good riddance) Silverlink! Hello London Overground. The long neglected, feared and …