Peter Carlyon

Why do I hate umbrellas? How long have you got?

Literally never misses

The London mums bringing back measles From Shoreditch to Stamford Hill • A secret Facebook group • Why?

I went on the East London measles trail for
@dispatchmedia.bsky.social , where cases are currently the highest in the UK.

Spoke to a Rabbi trying to turn things around, and the antivax mums who aren't so worried...

The London mums bringing back measles From Shoreditch to Stamford Hill • A secret Facebook group • Why?

dispatch-media.com/the-london-m...

Obviously I'm biased — but this feels like important work by @petercarlyon.bsky.social on Britain's measles crisis.

Uncovering the human stories behind a very important (and unreported) datapoint:

Hi Alan, would you mind following me please so I can DM you? I'm currently writing about Haggerston Baths for The Londoner

Exquisite.

Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub

NEW: Tony Blair's staff took part in a BCG project for the redevelopment of Gaza along the lines of the 'Trump Riviera' plan www.ft.com/content/0b1b...

The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ... Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...

A superb piece of journalism in The Observer: it seems like the one of the sacred texts of Nature Writing (TM) is not quite as much of an unflinchingly honest read as claimed

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

thank you!

my story of the Antepavilion architecture competition is still (just about) the cover of @thefence.bsky.social - and online here!

The cover story from Issue 23, written by @petercarlyon.bsky.social, is now free to read online. Do dig in this afternoon.

www.the-fence.com/a-shark-tale

A Shark Tale Shiva is the God of destruction.

For the cover story of @thefence.bsky.social #23, I wrote about the incredible story behind the 5 giant fibreglass sharks floating in Regent's Canal - and how one man, Russell Gray, has battled to keep them there.

www.the-fence.com/a-shark-tale/

thrilled this piece is now online!

London’s lonely young men are lining up to join the Freemasons 'I think maybe the younger generation is moving towards Freemasonry because it’s got something that’s pure.'

Open days, LEGO lodges and karaoke nights are just some of the ways London Freemasons are attempting to attract (and retain!) a new generation of members.

For @londonermag.bsky.social, I met several young Londoners turning towards the tradition.

London’s lonely young men are lining up to join the Freemasons 'I think maybe the younger generation is moving towards Freemasonry because it’s got something that’s pure.'

The crisis of male loneliness is well publicised. But in London, a very modern affliction is pushing young men towards *very* traditional institutions.

@petercarlyon.bsky.social is on the cobbles of Covent Garden, meeting a new generation of fresh-faced Freemasons.

My Easter with David Icke Lizards in Brum • Family fun • A Man City cameo

“Why doesn’t a duck act like an elephant, and why doesn’t an elephant act like a duck?”

I spent an evening with the Icke family learning to the answer to that, and much more. For @dispatchmedia.bsky.social