Capital Letter #25 We've found the most expensive pint in London to bring in the quarter-century

Latest edition of Capital Letter is by far our most popular one yet. Do dig in.

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🚨My first @thefence.bsky.social investigation reveals how an enigmatic Greco-Russian billionaire is transporting billions of dollars’ worth of sanctioned Russian oil and gas to Europe and beyond.🚨

Read "Barrels of Black Gold" below!

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We're marking the TF debut of @ralphjeffreys.bsky.social, and there's pieces from Toby Lloyd, Lily Hyde, Byron Houdayer, Katie Lewis, Jade Angeles Fitton, Dan Richards, Byron Houdayer, Joe Bishop, Ray Philp, Fergus Butler-Gallie, Ella Benson Easton, Natalya Lobanova, Miki Lowe and Nishant Choksi.

Capital Letter #15 London trembles as Secret Chef returns

We're incredibly proud of Capital Letter, our newish newsletter celebrating London life. In this week's outing, we've got chef-on-chef beef, a guide to Finsbury Park and we identify the best brutalist building in the city. Read it here:

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A voice for some The Board of Deputies frames itself as the voice of Britain's whole Jewish community. Its archives tell a more complex tale.

The Board of Deputies claims to speak for all British Jews. It's history suggests otherwise.

My article about the need to question this image following the dismissal of deputies speaking out against Israel's actions in Palestine.

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This was the piece of journalism so good it made me turn down a job at this company and ask for one at The Fence. And now I work there. Read it, it's great.

My next interview as part of Disappearing London is out with the wonderful novelist Louisa Young!

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She tells me about Biba, the squatting scene in the 80s and being chased around a film set by an inmate at insane asylum.

Ghosts – Lyric Hammersmith Ibsen’s Ghosts is a serious challenge for anyone to update and adapt. This production falls unfortunately short of meeting that challenge, despite some bright moments. We follow a rich family of mother, Helena, and her difficult son, Oz, as they prepare for the grand opening of a children’s hospital using the money of Carl, Helena’s […]

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By: Ralph Jeffreys on Thursday, April 17, 2025