@alondonerslondon
After 15 years experiencing homelessness - I remain a filmmaker, journalist, broadcaster, artistt & playwright - but as all through my creative career a campaigner for social change. Living poverty helps you understand poverty better than anything else.
True Londoners understand importance of dignified debate. Great to speak at world's oldest #FreeSpeech debating club i.e. #Cogers (1755) in #YeOldeCockTavern (1887) again, Monday. Missed on Win to a lady from Hong Kong who explained it couldn't exist there #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Proper Londoners are ready to pounce on an exhibition. Opening day today of #DavidHockney's A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting, at North #SerpentineGallery. Visited after swim in lake. Perfect blend between old masters & modern tech #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Proper Londoners love a cinematic classic. Saw the 25th Anniversary Screening of #Amelie at #ForestCinemas Walthamstow, yesterday, for free, thanks to #CinemaEscapes. An experience made utterly perfect by sitting next to a female Parisian in the audience. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners know it's people who support each other that achieve greatness. #InternationalWomensDay yesterday & trip to #TheAlmeidaTheatre's Reverb, thanks to wonderful Naomi's generosity & a new actor friend Veronica, I made at cafe, who shared it too. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
This reminds me of the Cheese Riots in Borugh Market in 2016 @andrewkersley.bsky.social. Best Paul Atherton FRSA
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True Londoners know the purpose of life to leave a legacy. After 5 days immobile reflecting on why battle on. Reminded of visit @kingsartshums.bsky.social #TheCuriosityCabinet Strand last week. #TheLostLandscapesOfPrint made me realise must finish my book. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Proper Londoners understand instilling creativity in children, only way for a great future. Visited #InsideAardmanan at #YoungVandA during half term Feb 2026. It was wonderful seeing young animators do stop motion, lighting, foley & coming up with stories. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Real Londoners expect the impossible everyday. Friend Niklas mentioned @shakespeareandcompany.com this A.M. So when I spotted bag, had to ask about it. Unbelievably discover owner #NaomiJWesterman & I met through @mrjamesgraham.bsky.social 6 years ago - #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners know that the greatest connections are always made In Real Life (IRL). Fab to connect properly with #VictoriaSilverman over coffee in #TheMilkTree yesterday. We used Linkedin to find out that we had many connections in common a few weeks ago #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Genuine Londoners always have the right person to do things with. Friend & Kayak Insturctor for the blind #Alexsmith was perfect companion to see #SecretOfTheThames Mudlarking London's Lost Treasures exhibition at @londonmuseum.bsky.social Docklands today #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #AlondonersLife4
Real Londoners know one of best ways to see world is through eyes of a photographer. Last Tuesday visit superb RIchard #RichardAvedon exhibition at the #Gagosian gallery off Berkley Square. This Photograph of prisoner is great Eg. how image creates meaning #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners know it's better to repair than to replace things with new ones. My plastic reading glasses broke on the bridge, but the fabulous #CaitlinStrongarm fixed them at the #OldDioramaArtsCentre Neighbourhood Makeshop this afternoon. Huge thanks! #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners know we're living through The Age Of Stupid. Needed intelligent conversation with @ucl Associate Professor & friend @rodabouharb.bsky.social over delish Carrot Cake in #ChunkOfGreen cafe Southgate yesterday. Especially after a week of idiots #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Real Londoners know doing something you love, essential to life. Fantastic musical director #MaxBarley in #HolyTrinity Church on Sloane Street, Chelsea. leading my 1st #SongsAndSoup community choir attendance. Wonderful shared experience everyone should do
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Proper Londoners love to show fellow fans of the city their very favourite places. So I took #TamaraThomas for her 1st ever visit to the legendary 100 year old #PaulRotheAndSon Dellicatessen in Marylbone this afternoon in order to have a proper catch-up. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Genuine Londoners know the best art is are that questions your biases. Yesterday's visit to #TwoTemplePlace #TheWeightOfBeing exhibition & I spot this work by #MarkTitchner - Is A Decision Made With Support Still A Decision? In my experience,I'd answer No! #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Real Londoners will always follow a sign to discover where it leads to. Yesterday spotted arrows to a #LondonGardensTrust event on the front of St. Mary's Church Bourne St. Curiosity led me to a new friend as Board Director of the trust #TimWebb was there. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Ture Londoners always know the best places to hob-knob. Great evening at the #RomanianCulturalInstitute in Belgravia last night. Classical Concert, Art & informative talk to celebrate the 150th anniversary of birth of Romanian sculptor, Constantin BrΓ’ncuΘi #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Proper Londoners know that the best venues reward loyalty. Huge thanks to Leon for eating enough breakfasts at #Dishoom restaurants to enable me to have a Wrestler Wrap & bottomless Chai for FREE. My first visit to Kingly Street branch off #CarnabyStreet. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Real Londoners collaborate to the benefit of everyone. Attended #TheLondonLibrary, #TheRoundhouse & #BarbicanCentre Writers programmes alumni event last night. Met some amazing people at #TheEnterprise after drinks. Including poets #Leonrf & #GroovyHippo. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners love an unexxpected find. Today I visited a street I've never been before & spot this modern store facia. It's newly opened (4 Weeks) #TongChai Dagenham. Freshly brewed Tong Chai & cooked to order delicious porata & omeltte all for under Β£4 #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Real Londoners know commercially manufactured days can be very excluding. So if you do have someone, do want someone, or are happy being alone, I hope you celebrate today in whatever way works. Have some delicious #gabuchocolate from me. #HappyValentines. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Proper Londoners truly appreciate the talent of great curation. At preview of #TheJollyPostman exhibition at @thepostalmuseum.bsky.social this morning (Opens 14th Feb). Great time for both adults & children. Beautifully laid out & exceptionally informative #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners love everyone & especially support those communities that can get excluded. Wonderful evening with friend @lorenzobelenguer.bsky.social last night at his #LGBTQ community night at #WCCLibraries & archives, for the #QueerHistoriesUncovered. #LetsGuide. #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners appreciate power of journalism. Massive thanks to Deputy Editor In Chief of @theobserveruk.bsky.social, #GilesWhittell, for giving up time to let me interview him for my book #YoureBeingAnIdiotStopIt yesterday. Learnt power dynamics of print #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Proper Londoners know that our botanical gardens are also our classrooms. Wonderful being surrounded by flowering winter plants in #RoyalBotanicalGardensKew Winter Gardens. Shame that the tallest flagpole in the world no longer exists - wood rot apparently #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Proper Londoners know originals always better than copies. After visit to the #RoyalBotanicGardens Kew yesterday, moved to #TheOriginalMaidsofHonour for a cup of Lapsang Souchong Tea (actually comes in a small pot) in cafe that's traded here for 166 years #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
Real Londoners know greatest compliment is to be invited into someone's abode. Absolutely delicious home cooked lunch with #NiklasAhman in his place in South Kesnington. Dear friend that I met through a shared interest: Swimming @serpsswimclub.bsky.social.
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Real Londoners know, no matter how long they've lived in City, know there's new place to discover that they should have done years ago. Finally get to visit the interior of #TheLondonOratory Church on Friday. I've discovered it closed on previous attempts. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4
True Londoners love a cultural institute. Tuesday, friend & musician #PaulWIffen & I went to Hungarian #LisztInstituteLondon on Trafalgar Square, to see fantastic #MatyasGayer jazz trio. Even bumped into fellow @serpsswimclub.bsky.social Club member there. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4