London in Bits

London in Bits is a newsletter about London’s news, politics, arts, food and people.

We publish three times a week: You get the full works on Mondays and Wednesdays, plus a round up of interesting links and other flotsam on a Saturday to kick off your weekend.

“Yours is only the second mailing list ever that doesn’t annoy me into unsubscribing within weeks. Range of topics, writing style, and nearly every shot has something that I share with someone else.” - Reddit user, TrippleFrack

Where did LiB come from?

A long time ago, we started a blog called The Big Smoker. That site eventually joined the Gothamist family and became Londonist.

After we left Londonist it gradually morphed into something else, which means that, once again, we feel there’s nobody really writing about the city we love in a way that we think it deserves.

To try and redress that we created London in Bits. Our aim with this newsletter is to bring you both the beautiful and the infuriating parts of the capital. The headlines and the hyperlocal. The obvious and the underserved. And to wrap all of that up into something that’s interesting, funny, surprising and worthy of your inbox.

Here’s some nice things people have said about is on Twitter (without us asking them to):

Lorenzo @Kelset

Honestly, if you are a #Londoner and you are not subscribed to @londoninbits... what are you doing!? Go subscribe now! It's just too good of a weekly newsletter. Too good. 👉londoninbits.substack.com

londoninbits.substack.comLondon in BitsThe city, dissected: News, politics, arts, food and everything else that makes London great.

6:45 PM ∙ Sep 27, 2021

---

3Likes2Retweets

James Siddle @jamessiddle

@londoninbits thanks so much for your newsletters - they are superb for people who live in London

6:37 AM ∙ Jun 12, 2021

Andrew Foster @blacknotebook

I pruned my newsletter subscriptions during the pandemic but the London in Bits one is a cracker. I look forward to every issue. 👍 Subscribe to London in Bits, by @londoninbits londoninbits.substack.com/?utm_campaign=…

londoninbits.substack.comLondon in BitsThe city, dissected: News, politics, arts, food and everything else that makes London great.

8:23 AM ∙ Aug 4, 2021

Helen Barrett @helenbarrett

If you're interested in London and its power dynamics, I recommend the London in Bits newsletter:

londoninbits.substack.comA Standard story of convicts and oligarchsPlus Time Out bows out

8:52 AM ∙ Jul 18, 2022

---

8Likes2Retweets

We also promise to never write anything resembling a listicle. And there will be no ads.

Is it free?

In November of 2021 we moved to a paid subscription model, which means that, while the Monday issue is still free, the Wednesday issue and part of the Weekend Roundup will only go to paying subscribers. We do this so we can pay our contributors a decent rate for their excellent writing.

Send us a story

Got a tip or an idea for something we should be writing about? Send it to us via this email address.

Before you go…

If you like the idea of what we’re doing here, tell your friends by forwarding them a link to this page so they can revel in all the great London-related stuff (or, if you’re feeling lazy, use this button - no judgement here):

Share London In Bits