Substacks recommended by Michael MacLeod

Recommended by Michael MacLeod

Proper local journalism about who really runs London - and what's actually going on in the city.

*The whole of London* needs more quality journalism and Jim has the right approach, experience and contacts to deliver it. A must-read.

- Michael MacLeod

❤️ Kingston

By Love Kingston

Love Kingston is about loving and living in Kingston. Each issue brings you news, culture, events, leisure and a bit of local politics – everything you need to know to enjoy your community and make the most of living in the Royal Borough of Kingston.

Escape the city by heading out west and still discover loads to do + community spirit and civic pride too.

- Michael MacLeod

The London Culture Edit

By Nancy Durrant

Commentary, reviews, recommendations, book-nows and dear-god-avoids from across London's incredible cultural landscape, from exhibitions to theatre, dance to gigs, opera to film and everything in between

Wooden City

By Isaac Rangaswami

A newsletter about London

The Glasgow Wrap

Curation of Glasgow's top local news. Sign up to receive a free newsletter, delivered ad-free to your inbox at 7am daily. Paid subscribers get exclusive access to the Sunday Edition, the Weekend Guide and the weekly Culture Wrap.

Londonist: Urban Palette

The biggest news, reviews, interviews and insights from London's art world.

The sort of newsletter I aspire to with my own Edinburgh Culture Minute. Londonist Urban Palette goes way more in-depth than the standard listings pages. There are all kinds of happenings, coverage, launches, interviews with the key bods and reviews of cool things to do and see.

- Michael MacLeod

The Wimble

Wimbledon's local weekly newspaper, delivered by email (and occasionally by print!)

London Art Roundup

By Darren

The weekly musings & art hop observations of an independent London art critic, with links to the latest reviews and must-see shows.

Londonist: Time Machine

A geeky, cheeky, thrice-weekly digest of London's history.

Expert and quirky local knowledge shared in an accessible way. Likely to entertain both newcomers and long-term locals of London. The 'Historical Maps' tab in particular is a true rabbit hole to get lost down!

- Michael MacLeod

Dave Hill On London: Politics, Places, People

All sorts of journalism about the UK's capital city, plus history and culture on the side

The Street Tree

By Paul Wood

Urban tree posts from Paul Wood. Weekend posts feature an account of a great British or Irish tree, and midweek it’s Wednesday Street Tree.

The Edinburgh Minute

By Michael MacLeod

Curation of Edinburgh life, news, culture and communities. Join 13,000+ locals on the mailing list to get a free 7am daily news roundup. Or help keep this going for a fiver a month. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

London Spy

A news magazine for Londoners, by email. Round-ups, features and weird stuff.

The true journalism London needed. Forget the clickbait listicles by nationally-owned fake local news companies. The Spy team ask tough questions, from safely behind a veil of mystery surrounding their own identities.

- Michael MacLeod

Things Worth Knowing with Farrah Storr

By Farrah @Substack

A smart new corner of the internet to talk fashion, feelings and creativity with the former editor-in-chief of ELLE & Cosmopolitan. Plus join my invite-only community. We're nice...I promise.

Odds and Ends of History

By James O'Malley

Why that thing you retweeted is probably wrong.