Miles Ellingham
@milesellingham.bsky.social
Journalist / Words: Financial Times, BritishGQ, 1843mag, TheEconomist, Prospect, Rolling Stone etc - miles ellingham(at)gmail(dot)com 📖 @rcwlitagency
I'll still be writing for The Londoner; I love London, but I'm also excited to cover events outside the M25.
July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I'll still be writing for The Londoner; I love London, but I'm also excited to cover events outside the M25.
7. Cleaning the dark
I walked under the earth for this. I still think about how the air felt down there. It was thick.
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I walked under the earth for this. I still think about how the air felt down there. It was thick.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/tube-cleaner...
Cleaning the dark: What goes on in the Underground after the last train
Every night, workers scrub a mixture of hair, skin and metal filings from the walls of the Tube. Miles Ellingham joins them for a shift.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
7. Cleaning the dark
I walked under the earth for this. I still think about how the air felt down there. It was thick.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/tube-cleaner...
I walked under the earth for this. I still think about how the air felt down there. It was thick.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/tube-cleaner...
6. Seizing the means of promotion
This explains how to foment lasting revolutionary praxis at a non-league, east London football club.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/story-of-cla...
This explains how to foment lasting revolutionary praxis at a non-league, east London football club.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/story-of-cla...
Seizing the means of promotion
How to mount a coup at a non-league, east London football club
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July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
6. Seizing the means of promotion
This explains how to foment lasting revolutionary praxis at a non-league, east London football club.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/story-of-cla...
This explains how to foment lasting revolutionary praxis at a non-league, east London football club.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/story-of-cla...
5. Dog Days At Romford
Greyhound racing is deeper than you think, as is Romford.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-last...
Greyhound racing is deeper than you think, as is Romford.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-last...
Dog Days At Romford: London’s last surviving greyhound track
Romford Stadium will soon be the last dog racing facility within the M25. Miles Ellingham visits the outpost and traces the sport’s controversial history.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
5. Dog Days At Romford
Greyhound racing is deeper than you think, as is Romford.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-last...
Greyhound racing is deeper than you think, as is Romford.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-last...
4. To catch a hooligan
Enjoyed following the Met's policing unit around as they searched for football hooligans. Sadly this meant I had to spend an extended amount of time with Tottenham fans but there you go.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/to-catch-a-h...
Enjoyed following the Met's policing unit around as they searched for football hooligans. Sadly this meant I had to spend an extended amount of time with Tottenham fans but there you go.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/to-catch-a-h...
To catch a hooligan
Over the years, the Met have developed a network of “spotters”, dedicated to monitoring football violence. Miles Ellingham shadows them for a day.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
4. To catch a hooligan
Enjoyed following the Met's policing unit around as they searched for football hooligans. Sadly this meant I had to spend an extended amount of time with Tottenham fans but there you go.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/to-catch-a-h...
Enjoyed following the Met's policing unit around as they searched for football hooligans. Sadly this meant I had to spend an extended amount of time with Tottenham fans but there you go.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/to-catch-a-h...
3. “I thought I was in heaven.” How residents actually feel about “the deadliest estate in Britain”.
The Brandon was labeled “Britain’s deadliest estate” by The Times. I got to know residents and something more nuanced emerged.
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The Brandon was labeled “Britain’s deadliest estate” by The Times. I got to know residents and something more nuanced emerged.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/i-thought-i-...
“I thought I was in heaven.” How residents actually feel about "the deadliest estate in Britain".
Back in 1961 the Brandon estate was meant to revolutionise social housing. Then its reputation declined.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
3. “I thought I was in heaven.” How residents actually feel about “the deadliest estate in Britain”.
The Brandon was labeled “Britain’s deadliest estate” by The Times. I got to know residents and something more nuanced emerged.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/i-thought-i-...
The Brandon was labeled “Britain’s deadliest estate” by The Times. I got to know residents and something more nuanced emerged.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/i-thought-i-...
2. The maverick who built London’s best club
Jan really is a maverick. This story goes from Venue MOT to some unexpected places head-spinningly fast.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-maverick...
Jan really is a maverick. This story goes from Venue MOT to some unexpected places head-spinningly fast.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-maverick...
The maverick who built London's best club
Jan Mohammed shot AK-47s with the Mujahideen and raved in prison. Now he's remaking the capital's nightlife in his image.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
2. The maverick who built London’s best club
Jan really is a maverick. This story goes from Venue MOT to some unexpected places head-spinningly fast.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-maverick...
Jan really is a maverick. This story goes from Venue MOT to some unexpected places head-spinningly fast.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-maverick...
1. Inside the hidden, (mostly) silent convent at the heart of London
This was probably the best story I wrote. Harry Mitchell and I spent time with the Tyburn nuns who are literally always praying and only leave the convent to vote or access medical care.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-h...
This was probably the best story I wrote. Harry Mitchell and I spent time with the Tyburn nuns who are literally always praying and only leave the convent to vote or access medical care.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-h...
Inside the hidden, (mostly) silent convent at the heart of London
Meet the cloistered nuns of Tyburn. They're always praying and can't leave except to vote or access medical care.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
1. Inside the hidden, (mostly) silent convent at the heart of London
This was probably the best story I wrote. Harry Mitchell and I spent time with the Tyburn nuns who are literally always praying and only leave the convent to vote or access medical care.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-h...
This was probably the best story I wrote. Harry Mitchell and I spent time with the Tyburn nuns who are literally always praying and only leave the convent to vote or access medical care.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-h...
You can read the piece here (for free):
www.the-londoner.co.uk/i-thought-i-...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/i-thought-i-...
“I thought I was in heaven.” How residents actually feel about the deadliest estate in Britain.
Back in 1961 the Brandon estate was meant to revolutionise social housing. Then its reputation declined.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
You can read the piece here (for free):
www.the-londoner.co.uk/i-thought-i-...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/i-thought-i-...
Read it here (this one's free) - www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-maverick...
The maverick who built London's best club
Jan Mohammed shot AK-47s with the Mujahideen and raved in prison. Now he's remaking the capital's nightlife in his image.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Read it here (this one's free) - www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-maverick...
Before he was a club owner, Jan was throwing raves in prison cells and firing AKs with the mujahideen. He's currently watched over by his 55kg XXL Pitbull, Sox, who Mohammed occasionally enlists to help him chase away homophobes and racists.
May 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Before he was a club owner, Jan was throwing raves in prison cells and firing AKs with the mujahideen. He's currently watched over by his 55kg XXL Pitbull, Sox, who Mohammed occasionally enlists to help him chase away homophobes and racists.
Here's the piece - have a read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/to-catch-a-h...
To catch a hooligan
Over the years, the Met have developed a network of “spotters”, dedicated to monitoring football violence. Miles Ellingham shadows them for a day.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Here's the piece - have a read: www.the-londoner.co.uk/to-catch-a-h...
Some really inspiring stories in there too.
April 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Some really inspiring stories in there too.
You can read it @londonermag.bsky.social . It's about the burden of hope and the thin line between dreams and nightmares.
April 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
You can read it @londonermag.bsky.social . It's about the burden of hope and the thin line between dreams and nightmares.