London nights out in my twenties followed a similar pattern. First, to the hole in the wall to get cash. Second, to someone’s house to pre-load cheap wine. Then, the pub stage, followed by either a dive bar with a dancefloor, or a proper club — I loved Canvas in King’s Cross and Plastic People in Shoreditch — for a long and sweaty dance, before collapsing on to the night bus home. On the lucky nights, we’d talk the friends with party houses into keeping it going for a bit longer. And now? Everyone loves to moan about the decline of London’s nightlife but... suspend your disbelief, for it’s still very much there, says Jordan Page — it just looks a bit different. Read our reports on its evolution, on London’s illegal rave renaissance and what Gen Z are really getting up to.
As Andy Burnham settles in at No 10, what’s on his urgent to-do list? On page 17, chef Tom Kerridge makes a pitch for how to save London’s pubs, bars and clubs. Also in the new PM’s inbox is London’s housing crisis — in Homes & Property this week we look at what his appointment means for the capital’s property market. Have a wonderful week — and make sure you go for a dance somewhere.
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